Comparing County Budgets to Address Shortfalls, Drive Efficiency, and Spur Opportunity0

• Tax & Spending Research
• January 12, 2021

The public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have severely affected county budgets. The pandemic has intensified an on-going storm; counties are losing populations, some areas have the highest effective property tax rates in the nation, and now, most county governments have budget shortfalls. But make no mistake – this is not evidence of a