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Telfair County collected
$4.6 million
in total revenues in 2000. In 2004, the county received
$5.3 million,
an increase
of 15.2%.
Total revenue in 2004 equaled
$412 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 Telfair County
rose
from $4.2 million
to $5.1 million,
an increase
of 21.1%.
Own source revenues include revenues from property taxes,
sales taxes, and excise and special use taxes.
Per capita own source revenues amounted
to $396 in 2004.
This compares to a statewide per capita amount of
$631.
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The county collected an average of
$167
per capita in property taxes during the past five years. This amount was
less than
the average of
$217
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
45.0% of the county's
own source revenue during the period of 2000 to 2004.
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General operating expenditures for Telfair County in 2000
equaled $3.3 million,
or $281
per capita. By 2004, general operating expenditures
increased
by 21.1%
to $4.0 million,
or $340 per capita.
General operating expenditures per capita for
counties with similarly-sized populations was
$505
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,
Telfair County spent
$898,637 or
21.5%
of total county spending on public safety which includes
law enforcement, fire services and jails. Expenditures for administration
totaled
$831,573, amounting to
19.9%
of total expenditures. The county expended
$984,869 or
23.5%
of total expenditures on health and human services.
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From 2000 to 2004, Telfair County had no
long-term debt outstanding.
Counties with similarly-sized populations held an average of
$117.96
per capita during the period.
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