That's an increase of 56.2 percent from 2016, when the county spent $92.55 million.
Dekalb County has a population of 104,733.
Since 2001, the Dekalb County budget has grown by 141.6 percent, from $59.81 million. The county population has grown 17.7 percent over the same period, from 88,969.
Salaries accounted for 20 percent of county spending in 2017. Dekalb County property taxpayers paid $28.96 million for 400 full-time employees and 264 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 404 full-time employees and 50 part-time employees, and spent $21.57 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
104,733
$144,534,204
$28,962,151
20
664
$43,618
2016
104,528
$92,547,945
$29,104,097
31.4
723
$40,255
2015
104,352
$83,117,038
$29,835,587
35.9
682
$43,747
2014
105,462
$87,803,225
$31,263,889
35.6
653
$47,877
2013
104,741
$84,249,585
$28,264,703
33.5
666
$42,439
2012
104,704
$92,385,675
$28,295,750
30.6
599
$47,238
2011
105,201
$102,930,344
$27,530,936
26.7
702
$39,218
2010
105,160
$86,167,970
$28,207,797
32.7
702
$40,182
2009
107,333
$85,087,010
$28,964,192
34
740
$39,141
2008
103,729
$92,337,687
$27,986,485
30.3
705
$39,697
2007
103,729
$92,208,295
$30,171,735
32.7
705
$42,797
2006
94,040
$74,010,625
$25,526,343
34.5
672
$37,986
2005
94,040
$72,383,870
$25,447,338
35.2
670
$37,981
2004
94,040
$77,622,480
$25,073,158
32.3
630
$39,799
2003
89,743
$68,213,112
$24,112,523
35.3
656
$36,757
2002
89,743
$67,347,153
$22,954,743
34.1
647
$35,479
2001
88,969
$59,811,465
$21,566,099
36.1
454
$47,502
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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