County government · Edgecombe County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Edgecombe County took in $113 million and spent $104 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%County taxes8.7%Federal tax money8.0%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)6.2%Local tax money2.3%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

73%

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

County taxes8.7%

Property tax
8.2%$9.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$582 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$582 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$5.7 million
  • College tuition$767 thousand
  • University housing and dining$240 thousand
  • School lunches$178 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$94 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$9.0 million

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$82.3 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

93%

of Edgecombe 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
93%$97.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$75.7 million
  • Colleges and universities$16.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.0 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$876 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$5.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$535 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$535 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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.