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Quick Facts
2004 Population
71,357
2006 Job Tax Credit Tier
3
2005 Tax Millage Rate
23.31
Legal Organ
The Brunswick News
Form of Government
Commission-Administrator
Service Delivery Region
Region 12
Congressional and Legislative Districts





  • Glynn County collected $66.6 million in total revenues in 2000. In 2004, the county received $80.7 million, an increase of 21.1%. Total revenue in 2004 equaled $1,147 per capita. The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was $736.
  • From 2000 to 2004, own source revenues for Glynn County rose from $60.0 million to $70.4 million, an increase of 17.4%. Own source revenues include revenues from property taxes, sales taxes, and excise and special use taxes. Per capita own source revenues amounted to $1,001 in 2004. This compares to a statewide per capita amount of $631.
  • The county collected an average of $337 per capita in property taxes during the past five years. This amount was greater than the average of $213 per capita collected by counties with similarly-sized populations. For the same period, the average per capita amount of county property tax collected in Georgia was $288. On average, property taxes accounted for 36.0% of the county's own source revenue during the period of 2000 to 2004.
  • General operating expenditures for Glynn County in 2000 equaled $45.7 million, or $677 per capita. By 2004, general operating expenditures increased by 28.2% to $58.6 million, or $868 per capita. General operating expenditures per capita for counties with similarly-sized populations was $568 in 2004. The statewide average was $626 per capita during the same period.
  • Historically, the top three expenditure categories for counties are public safety, administration, and health and human services. In 2004, Glynn County spent $22.3 million or 33.7% of total county spending on public safety which includes law enforcement, fire services and jails. Expenditures for administration totaled $11.0 million, amounting to 16.5% of total expenditures. The county expended $10.0 million or 15.1% of total expenditures on health and human services.
  • From 2000 to 2004, Glynn County had an average of $8.1 million in long-term debt outstanding, resulting in an average per capita debt of $116. This amount was less than the $497 per capita average of counties with similarly-sized populations.
      

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