That's a decrease of 2.3 percent from 2016, when the county spent $21.98 million.
Effingham County has a population of 34,242.
Since 2001, the Effingham County budget has grown by 22.9 percent, from $17.48 million. The county population has fallen 0.1 percent over the same period, from 34,264.
Salaries accounted for 33.7 percent of county spending in 2017. Effingham County property taxpayers paid $7.24 million for 145 full-time employees and 41 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 144 full-time employees and 263 part-time employees, and spent $6.28 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
34,242
$21,479,485
$7,239,454
33.7
186
$38,922
2016
34,371
$21,978,104
$6,881,619
31.3
184
$37,400
2015
34,371
$21,795,906
$6,967,379
32
190
$36,670
2014
34,320
$22,070,412
$7,040,754
31.9
206
$34,178
2013
34,307
$22,841,668
$7,335,482
32.1
205
$35,783
2012
34,353
$26,963,483
$7,278,640
27
208
$34,993
2011
34,242
$22,353,171
$7,275,104
32.5
207
$35,145
2010
34,242
$23,012,252
$7,421,814
32.3
194
$38,257
2009
34,429
$23,089,278
$7,507,936
32.5
281
$26,719
2008
34,429
$22,744,504
$7,160,385
31.5
221
$32,400
2007
34,429
$32,252,054
$7,106,965
22
209
$34,005
2006
34,264
$30,510,595
$6,897,913
22.6
209
$33,004
2005
34,264
$31,730,824
$6,814,738
21.5
187
$36,442
2004
34,264
$17,397,798
$6,589,730
37.9
189
$34,866
2003
34,264
$16,750,626
$6,504,918
38.8
185
$35,162
2002
34,264
$16,844,967
$6,192,344
36.8
204
$30,355
2001
34,264
$17,478,233
$6,280,806
35.9
407
$15,432
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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