County government · Alleghany County, NC

Alleghany County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alleghany County took in $40.8 million and spent $43.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County taxes44%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)6.2%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.6%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Alleghany County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
33%$13.4 million
Sales tax
9.9%$4.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$484 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$355 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Hospital bills$553 thousand
  • School lunches$279 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.6%$254 thousand

State tax money46%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
46%$18.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.4 million
Fines
0.2%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%Social services9.5%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

55%

of Alleghany County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$23.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
Social services
9.5%$4.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$650 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$409 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
  • Libraries$197 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$351 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$332 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alleghany County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Alleghany County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.