County government · Bertie County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bertie County took in $53.9 million and spent $57.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes30%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
23%$12.4 million
Sales tax
5.9%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$776 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$656 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Hospital bills$1.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Transit fares$716 thousand
  • Other service charges$126 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$90 thousand
  • School lunches$33 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$623 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$27.0 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$931 thousand
Fines
0.7%$372 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.7%Social services9.2%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

54%

of Bertie 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
54%$31.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$288 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$820 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$527 thousand
Social services
9.2%$5.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$3.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and liquor stores
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Liquor stores$958 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.5 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$669 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$512 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$512 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$371 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
  • Libraries$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$265 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$265 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bertie 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 Bertie 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.