Tattnall County

What Tattnall County does

Tattnall County is a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, established in 1801 and governed under a Commission-Manager form by a six-member Board of Commissioners and an appointed County Manager (Frank Murphy). The county seat is Reidsville, and the jurisdiction spans 484 square miles in southeast Georgia's Lower Coastal Plain with a 2010 U.S. Census population of 25,520 residents, served by approximately 26,000 residents in its primary EMS coverage area. The county provides the full statutory suite of local government services: law enforcement (Sheriff Kyle Sapp, 62+ personnel), emergency medical services (Dustin Dasher, Director, covering 488 square miles), tax collection and assessment (Laura F. Ulin, Tax Commissioner; Dean Crews, Tax Assessor), judicial administration (Probate Judge Tara Finnerty, Chief Magistrate John Mock, Clerk of Superior Court Paige D. Mulligan), road and bridge maintenance, solid waste disposal, planning and zoning, health department services, elections administration, parks and recreation, veterans services, and a public library.

The county's revenue model is anchored by ad valorem property tax collections (real estate, personal property, public utilities, timber, motor vehicles, and mobile homes), supplemented by SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) for capital projects, motor vehicle registration and tag fees (collected as agent for the Georgia Department of Revenue), and user fees for solid waste, building permits, and planning/zoning applications. Pricing is not market-discretionary — tax rates are set annually through the budget process. Services are delivered through a hybrid channel: physical courthouse locations in Reidsville (111 North Main Street headquarters; 108 W. Brazell Street for administration and solid waste; Judicial Annex; Tattnall County Archives), online self-service portals, and direct field response (EMS, Sheriff's patrol).

The county's economic identity is dominated by agriculture — Tattnall ranks in the top five Georgia counties for agricultural production and is the national leader in Vidalia Sweet Onion production (5,000+ acres, 350+ poultry houses producing 41M+ broilers annually, $110M+ poultry value, 7,000 acres of pecan). Major institutional anchors include three Georgia Department of Corrections state prisons employing ~1,400 people (the county's largest employer), Rotary Corporation (~450 employees in Glennville, largest industrial employer), and Duramatic Products (125 employees, recently expanded to 1 million square feet). The county participates in strategic partnerships with Georgia Tech's Economic Development Institute, UGA Cooperative Extension, the Vidalia Onion Committee, USDA, FEMA/GEMA, and Southeastern Technical College/Brewton-Parker College for workforce development.

Name

Tattnall County

Legal name

Tattnall County, Georgia

Website

https://tattnallcountyga.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1801

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tattnall County is a county government entity in southeast Georgia, serving approximately 25,520 residents across 484 square miles with law enforcement, EMS, tax collection, judicial, road maintenance, and public health services, funded primarily by property taxes and SPLOST revenue.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government / Public Administration

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD)

Keywords

• County government services
• Property tax collection
• Law enforcement
• Emergency medical services
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Reidsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: The Tax Commissioner collects ad valorem property taxes for real estate, personal property, public utilities, timber, motor vehicles, and mobile homes. These collections are disbursed to state, county, school, and city governing authorities.
2. Motor Vehicle Registration and Tag Fees: Tax Commissioner serves as tag agent for Georgia Department of Revenue, collecting registration fees, emissions fees, and insurance compliance fees.
3. SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax): County collects special sales tax for specific capital projects and infrastructure improvements.
4. User Fees and Service Charges: Fees for services including solid waste disposal, building permits, planning and zoning applications, and various county services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tattnall County is a county government entity providing essential public services to residents and businesses within its 484-square-mile jurisdiction in southeast Georgia. Services include law enforcement (Sheriff's Office with 62+ personnel), emergency medical services (covering 488 sq miles and 26,000 residents), property tax collection and assessment, solid waste disposal, public library, county airport, planning and zoning, county extension and 4-H programs, emergency management, health department, and family and children services. Funding is derived primarily from ad valorem property taxes, SPLOST sales tax, motor vehicle registration fees, and user fees.

Product overview

Tattnall County operates as a county government providing public services to residents through its official website. The online presence includes government administration, public safety services (Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services), tax assessment and collection, health department services, planning and zoning, county extension services, and various online payment portals. The website serves as a digital hub connecting residents with county departments, elected officials, board meetings, public notices, and administrative services.

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Products and services

• Sheriff's Office / Law Enforcement
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Property Tax Collection and Motor Vehicle Tag Services
• Solid Waste Disposal
• County Airport
• Planning and Zoning
• County Extension Service
• Emergency Management Agency
• Health Department
• Family and Children Services
• Public Library
• Glennville Recreation Department
• Development Authority / Economic Development
• Tattnall County Archives

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,520 population served
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999142-acre research center in Toombs County opened in 1999, focusing on commercial vegetable production with 14 acres devoted to Vidalia onions. Expanded in 2008.
• Southeastern Technical CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 1994Main campus in Vidalia with satellite campus in Glennville (land and buildings donated by City of Glennville in 1994). Technology Center built with Community Block Development Grant for adult literacy, continuing education, and business training. Serves 9-county region.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989Provided federal protection to Vidalia onion designation in 1989 and created the Vidalia Onion Committee to support marketing and research initiatives.
• Georgia Institute of Technology Economic Development InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the county's economy through technology-driven solutions to businesses and communities. GT's Economic Development Institute provides expertise and resources for economic growth initiatives.
• Brewton-Parker CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates satellite campus in Glennville for traditional and nontraditional students, offering associate's degrees and some upper-division courses.
• University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique partnership between county commissioners, county board of education, and UGA to deliver agricultural information, educational programming, and 4-H youth development programs. County Extension agent provides services to residents.
• Vidalia Onion CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished by federal marketing order to promote and research Vidalia onions. Supports both marketing and research initiatives for Vidalia onions grown in the 13-county official growing region including Tattnall County.
• Georgia Department of CorrectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree state prisons in the county employing nearly 1,400 people - the largest employer in Tattnall County. Operates under state government authority within the county.
• Georgia General AssemblycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPassed Vidalia Onion Act of 1986 defining 13 counties as official growing area and granting ownership of Vidalia onion name to state Department of Agriculture.
• Georgia Emergency Management AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates with TEMA for comprehensive disaster planning, mitigation, and response activities within the county.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with TEMA for emergency preparedness and disaster response coordination at federal level.
• The Nature ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignated the Altamaha River as its first bioreserve in Georgia in recognition of its natural importance. The Altamaha is one of the largest free-flowing rivers on the East Coast.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Candler County, Georgia: Adjacent southeast Georgia county with similar rural demographic profile and Vidalia onion production, operating a comparable commission-manager government and small permanent public-safety workforce.
• Bacon County, Georgia: Southeast Georgia county in the Vidalia onion region, with a similar rural population base, agricultural concentration, and county-government service mix.
• Telfair County, Georgia: Southeast Georgia county inside the Vidalia onion growing region, sharing the same agricultural economy, county-extension partnership with UGA, and rural public-service delivery model.
• Appling County, Georgia: Southeast Georgia county within the Vidalia onion growing region, with parallel tax collection, sheriff, EMS, and county-extension service structures tied to agriculture.
• Wayne County, Georgia: Larger southeast Georgia county (Jesup) operating a comparable commission-manager government with overlapping public-safety, EMS, and tax-collection services, and shared agricultural base.
• Jeff Davis County, Georgia: Neighboring southeast Georgia county within the Vidalia growing region with comparable poultry and onion production, county government structure, and population size.
• Wheeler County, Georgia: Adjacent rural Georgia county that participates in the Vidalia onion growing region and operates a structurally similar county government for a small population base.
• Evans County, Georgia: Neighboring southeast Georgia county with comparable population (~10K residents), agricultural base, and small-town municipalities, providing similar tax, public-safety, and emergency-services delivery.
• Toombs County, Georgia: Adjacent southeast Georgia county that shares the Vidalia onion growing region with Tattnall and operates the same county government structure (tax commissioner, sheriff, EMS, planning and zoning) across a similar rural, agricultural economy.
• Treutlen County, Georgia: Small southeast Georgia county sharing the Vidalia onion growing region, with an analogous tax, sheriff, EMS, and county-extension service delivery structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Tattnall-County-Georgia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tattnall-healthcare-ctr

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Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

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