That's an increase of 26.2 percent from 2015, when the county spent $15.75 million.
Jefferson County has a population of 38,827.
Since 2001, the Jefferson County budget has grown by 58.6 percent, from $12.52 million. The county population has fallen three percent over the same period, from 40,045.
Salaries accounted for 32.8 percent of county spending in 2016. Jefferson County property taxpayers paid $6.52 million for 135 full-time employees and 43 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 102 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees, and spent $5.62 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
38,827
$19,868,414
$6,523,675
32.8
178
$36,650
2015
38,827
$15,746,147
$7,440,058
47.3
188
$39,575
2014
38,827
$15,224,972
$7,833,738
51.5
197
$39,765
2013
38,827
$14,744,107
$8,008,108
54.3
180
$44,489
2012
40,083
$16,591,982
$9,304,237
56.1
211
$44,096
2011
40,083
$20,462,785
$9,130,202
44.6
208
$43,895
2010
40,083
$21,896,601
$8,482,718
38.7
240
$35,345
2009
40,083
$21,192,238
$8,241,368
38.9
216
$38,154
2008
40,083
$18,721,210
$7,133,461
38.1
205
$34,797
2007
40,389
$17,451,280
$6,668,500
38.2
169
$39,459
2006
40,389
$15,741,039
$6,599,805
41.9
164
$40,243
2005
40,389
$18,605,670
$6,939,750
37.3
165
$42,059
2004
40,334
$12,913,773
$5,239,376
40.6
202
$25,938
2003
40,334
$13,442,411
$5,653,683
42.1
211
$26,795
2002
40,113
$13,215,936
$5,271,263
39.9
180
$29,285
2001
40,045
$12,523,683
$5,621,966
44.9
131
$42,916
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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