County government · Graham County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Graham County took in $20.9 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%County taxes9.4%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes9.4%

Property tax
9.4%$2.0 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and school tuition and transportation
  • School lunches$90 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 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%$1.7 million

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$16.2 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$952 thousand
Fines
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

100%

of Graham 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
100%$20.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.4 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Graham 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 Graham 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.