County government · Johnston County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Johnston County took in $1.36 billion and spent $1.54 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)43%State tax money32%County taxes20%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

43%

of Johnston County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
14%$193 million
Sales tax
5.8%$79.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$496 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$580 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$432 million
  • Water$61.5 million
  • Other service charges$25.5 million
  • Liquor stores$23.8 million
  • Sewer$17.9 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • College tuition$3.6 million
  • Airport$2.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$966 thousand
  • School lunches$660 thousand
  • University housing and dining$630 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • Other school charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$10.3 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$441 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$10.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$44.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$471 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges37%Health and hospitals29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

37%

of Johnston 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
37%$569 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$517 million
  • Colleges and universities$49.3 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.8 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
29%$446 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$395 million
  • Public health$51.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$199 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$92.3 million
  • Water supply$70.3 million
  • Liquor stores$20.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.1 million
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$142 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$142 million
  • Sent to the state government$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$53.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$35.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$800 thousand
Social services
2.5%$39.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39.0 million
Running the government and other costs
1.9%$29.2 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$17.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.4 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$349 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$27.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$7.1 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$21.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$9.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$722 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$422 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$422 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnston 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 Johnston 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.