County government · Cherokee County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cherokee County took in $67.1 million and spent $63.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%County taxes13%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other2.1%Local tax money1.8%Fees for services (college tuition, school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

75%

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

County taxes13%

Property tax
13%$8.8 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$953 thousand
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; school lunches and 4 more
  • College tuition$575 thousand
  • School lunches$203 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$125 thousand
  • Other school charges$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • University housing and dining$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$4.2 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$50.4 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

97%

of Cherokee 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
97%$61.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$48.5 million
  • Colleges and universities$11.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.4 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.0 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$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$524 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$524 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.