County government · Ashe County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ashe County took in $72.2 million and spent $75.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money45%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)6.1%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Ashe County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
30%$21.5 million
Sales tax
14%$9.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$669 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$599 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$268 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$571 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$366 thousand
  • Airport$248 thousand
  • School lunches$92 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.2 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$32.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$650 thousand
Fines
0.3%$187 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Social services14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

51%

of Ashe 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
51%$39.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.0 million
Social services
14%$10.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$416 thousand
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$519 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$807 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$450 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$247 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$203 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$351 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$137 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ashe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ashe 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.