County government · Camden County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Camden County took in $41.5 million and spent $40.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes36%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)11%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
28%$11.8 million
Sales tax
4.3%$1.8 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$820 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$300 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$547 thousand
  • Sewer$164 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$144 thousand
  • School lunches$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$168 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$21.0 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$909 thousand
Fines
0.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Housing and community development3.3%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

59%

of Camden 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
59%$23.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$484 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$424 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.4 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$767 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$697 thousand
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Water supply$471 thousand
  • Sewer systems$274 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$1.3 million
Social services
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$951 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$951 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$634 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$375 thousand
  • Libraries$259 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$165 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$95 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$42 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$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Camden 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 Camden 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.