County Commons · Georgia
Georgia: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 159 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
11,180,878 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.2% since 2020) · 159 counties
The state's money — Georgia state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $70 billion and spent $68.5 billion · $6,128 per resident. It owed $14.5 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$37.51 · $25.7 billion
Public welfare$30.33 · $20.8 billion
Other and unallocable$11.56 · $7.9 billion
Highways$6.66 · $4.6 billion
Health$3.19 · $2.2 billion
Correction$2.82 · $1.9 billion
Hospitals$2.52 · $1.7 billion
Governmental administration$2.15 · $1.5 billion
Police protection$1.02 · $699.3 million
Natural resources$0.99 · $679.8 million
Interest on general debt$0.93 · $634.3 million
Parks and recreation$0.31 · $214.8 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $68.5 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$33.7 billion
Individual income tax$16.6 billion
General sales tax$9 billion
Corporate income tax$3.6 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$2.7 billion
Property tax (state share)$831.8 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$773.5 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$196 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$28.3 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$4.7 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$3.3 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$8.1 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.