County government · Brunswick County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brunswick County took in $320 million and spent $324 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes22%Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)20%Fines and other2.3%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

54%

of Brunswick County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes22%

Property tax
22%$69.2 million
Sales tax
0.1%$365 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$63.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$57.5 million
  • Airport$2.3 million
  • College tuition$1.5 million
  • University housing and dining$908 thousand
  • Liquor stores$485 thousand
  • School lunches$398 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Other school charges$83 thousand
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 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%$1.9 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$172 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$5.7 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$7.0 million
Fines
0.1%$457 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges78%Health and hospitals18%Interest on debt1.3%Running the government and other costs1.2%Roads, transit and parking0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

78%

of Brunswick County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
78%$254 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$227 million
  • Colleges and universities$24.9 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$942 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$58.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$58.0 million
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.2 million
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.4 million
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$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$648 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and water supply
  • Liquor stores$455 thousand
  • Water supply$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$84 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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.