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Property tax revenue up 0.5% from previous quarter in Georgia

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Frank O’Connell Commissioner of Revenue at Georgia Department of Revenue | Georgia Department of Revenue

Frank O’Connell Commissioner of Revenue at Georgia Department of Revenue | Georgia Department of Revenue

Georgia collected $200 million in property taxes during the first quarter of 2023, a 0.5% increase over the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Property tax revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $199 million.

Overall, Georgia collected $7.9 billion in combined tax revenues in the the first quarter of 2023, a decrease from the $8.2 billion collected in the previous quarter.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Q1 2023 Georgia Tax Collections
Type of TaxAmount (millions)
Property Taxes$200
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes$2,751
Income Taxes$4,744
License Taxes$178
Other Taxes$45
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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