County government · Chowan County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chowan County took in $55.6 million and spent $57.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes36%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)14%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
25%$14.0 million
Sales tax
8.4%$4.7 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$926 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$304 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.0 million
  • Hospital bills$855 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$170 thousand
  • Other service charges$170 thousand
  • School lunches$56 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.1 million

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$24.7 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$2.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Social services5.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

52%

of Chowan 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
52%$30.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$255 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$4.8 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$794 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$631 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Social services
5.3%$3.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.0 million
Housing and community development
4.7%$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$966 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$712 thousand
  • Libraries$254 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$126 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$126 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chowan 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 Chowan 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.