County government · Cumberland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cumberland County took in $1.19 billion and spent $1.13 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes30%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)8.1%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

49%

of Cumberland County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
20%$233 million
Sales tax
6.8%$80.9 million
Other taxes
3.1%$36.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$780 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$778 thousand
  • Other licenses$767 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$95.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 9 more
  • Liquor stores$45.6 million
  • College tuition$15.7 million
  • Other service charges$9.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$7.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$5.5 million
  • University housing and dining$3.5 million
  • School lunches$3.1 million
  • Sewer$240 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$80.2 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$581 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$28.9 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$48.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Social services6.0%Running the government and other costs5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

69%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
69%$777 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$635 million
  • Colleges and universities$127 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$8.0 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$80.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$49.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.7 million
  • Fire protection$12.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
Social services
6.0%$68.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$68.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$56.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.6 million
  • Government buildings$5.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$50.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$37.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.0 million
  • Sewer systems$821 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$37.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$21.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$16.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$10.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$3.6 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$156 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$156 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.