Overview
Jefferson County's FY2025-2026 Final Budget totals $36,947,161, with revenues and appropriations exactly balanced. Grants are the largest revenue source at $10,280,426 (27.82%), followed by ad valorem taxes at $8,458,806 (22.89%) at a countywide millage of 7.6529 mills. Public Safety is the largest appropriation at $12,795,622 (34.63%), followed by Transportation at $9,981,380 (27.02%).
At a glance
$36,947,161
Total budget, FY2025-26
$8,458,806
Ad valorem taxes (22.89%)
$10,280,426
Grants (27.82%)
7.6529 mills
Countywide millage
Headline budget
| Total budget, FY2025-26 | $36,947,161 |
| Ad valorem taxes | $8,458,806 |
| Grants | $10,280,426 |
| Public Safety appropriations | $12,795,622 |
Breakdown
FY2025-26 revenues by source, from the budget summary.
| Cash carryforward | $587,955 |
| Ad valorem taxes | $8,458,806 |
| Taxes (other) | $4,726,906 |
| Sales and use taxes | $3,949,654 |
| Charges for services | $2,573,063 |
| Grants | $10,280,426 |
| Intergovernmental revenue | $4,300,945 |
| Licenses and permits | $420,126 |
| Fines and forfeitures | $498,900 |
| Interest earned/other | $850,380 |
| Transfer from constitutional officers | $300,000 |
| Total revenues | $36,947,161 |
Elected officials
Jefferson County Commissioners as named in the budget document: Jessica Gramling (District 1), Gene Hall (District 2), J T Surles (District 3), Austin Hosford (District 4, Chair), Ben White (District 5, Vice-Chair).
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Jefferson County, Florida, FY2025-2026 Final Budget (jeffersonclerk.com). 2025-2026 Final Budget.
- Sum checks: revenues by source exact ($587,955 + $8,458,806 + $4,726,906 + $3,949,654 + $2,573,063 + $10,280,426 + $4,300,945 + $420,126 + $498,900 + $850,380 + $300,000 = $36,947,161); appropriations by use exact (general government $6,075,511 + public safety $12,795,622 + physical environment $2,666,447 + transportation $9,981,380 + debt services $1,213,830 + human services $576,803 + economic environment $1,068,150 + culture and recreation $1,125,072 + court-related $742,000 + contingency $702,346 = $36,947,161).
- Flag (kept on-page): the cover labels the document a proposed budget updated September 11, 2025; the summary totals used here are the final-budget summary figures.
- What is not claimed: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania ($35.5 million) and Jefferson County, Tennessee school-board budgets were rejected as wrong-state and not used.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified Florida jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.