County government · Hertford County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hertford County took in $50.6 million and spent $51.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%County taxes12%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)6.8%Federal tax money4.2%Local tax money2.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes12%

Property tax
11%$5.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other school charges and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$2.9 million
  • Other school charges$180 thousand
  • College tuition$123 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • University housing and dining$87 thousand
  • School lunches$55 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$2.1 million

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$37.6 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$392 thousand
Fines
0.2%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt1.3%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

90%

of Hertford 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
90%$46.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.4 million
  • Colleges and universities$8.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$499 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$685 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$420 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$420 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hertford 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 Hertford 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.