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Quick Facts
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2000
Population
14,422
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2002 Job Tax Credit
Tier
3
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2001 Tax Millage
Rate
18.786
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Legal Organ
Banks County News
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Form of
Government
Traditional Commission
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Service Delivery
Region
Region 2 - Gainesville
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- Banks County
collected $5.6 million in total revenues in 1996. In 2000, the county received
$10 million, an increase of 80.6%. Total revenue in 2000 equaled $695 per
capita. The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was $679.
- From 1996 to
2000, own source revenues for Banks County rose from $4.4 million to $9.1
million, an increase of 107.3%. Own source revenues include revenues from
property taxes, sales taxes, excise and special use taxes, and service charges
and fees. Per capita own source revenues amounted to $631 in 2000. This
compares to a statewide per capita amount of $611.
- The county
collected an average of $169 per capita in property taxes during the past five
years. This amount was less than the average of $198 per capita collected by
similarly-sized counties. For the same period, the average per capita amount of
county property tax collected in Georgia was $190. On average, property taxes
accounted for 31.9% of the county's own source revenue during the period of
1996 to 2000.
- General
operating expenditures for Banks County in 1996 equaled $4.1 million, or $344
per capita. In 2000, general operating expenditures rose by 22.0% to $5
million, which was $347 per capita. General operating expenditures per capita
for similarly-sized counties was $431 in 2000. The statewide average was $404
per capita during the same period.
- Historically,
the top three expenditure categories for counties are public safety,
administration, and health and human services. In 2000, Banks County spent $1.6
million or 28.4% of total county spending on public safety which includes
spending for law enforcement, fire services and jails. Spending for
administration totaled $1 million, amounting to 17.8% of total expenditures.
The county spent $938,300 or 16.7% of total spending on health and human
services.
- From 1996 to
2000, Banks County had no long-term debt outstanding each year.
Similarily-sized counties held an average of $55.78 per capita during the
period.
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