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Taliaferro County collected
$1.3 million
in total revenues in 2000. In 2004, the county received
$2.0 million,
an increase
of 49.0%.
Total revenue in 2004 equaled
$1,015 per capita.
The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was
$736.
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From 2000 to 2004, own source revenues for Taliaferro County
rose
from $1.2 million
to $1.8 million,
an increase
of 50.6%.
Own source revenues include revenues from property taxes,
sales taxes, and excise and special use taxes.
Per capita own source revenues amounted
to $928 in 2004.
This compares to a statewide per capita amount of
$631.
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The county collected an average of
$410
per capita in property taxes during the past five years. This amount was
greater than
the average of
$249
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
56.0% of the county's
own source revenue during the period of 2000 to 2004.
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General operating expenditures for Taliaferro County in 2000
equaled $1.2 million,
or $594
per capita. By 2004, general operating expenditures
increased
by 39.7%
to $1.7 million,
or $831 per capita.
General operating expenditures per capita for
counties with similarly-sized populations was
$485
in 2004. The statewide average was
$626
per capita during the same period.
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Historically, the top three expenditure categories for counties are
public safety, administration, and health and human services. In 2004,
Taliaferro County spent
$496,926 or
26.0%
of total county spending on public safety which includes
law enforcement, fire services and jails. Expenditures for administration
totaled
$421,127, amounting to
22.0%
of total expenditures. The county expended
$249,752 or
13.1%
of total expenditures on health and human services.
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From 2000 to 2004, Taliaferro County had no
long-term debt outstanding.
Counties with similarly-sized populations held an average of
$134.26
per capita during the period.
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