County government · Jones County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jones County took in $32.5 million and spent $40.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes31%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)13%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes31%

Property tax
22%$7.2 million
Sales tax
8.2%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.2%$392 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$106 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$585 thousand
  • Hospital bills$580 thousand
  • Other service charges$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
  • School lunches$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$166 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$15.9 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.9 million
Fines
0.3%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Social services6.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

52%

of Jones 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
52%$21.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$787 thousand
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$196 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$840 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$697 thousand
  • Government buildings$664 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$617 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Liquor stores$887 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$570 thousand
Social services
6.0%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Housing and community development
3.6%$1.5 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$825 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$450 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$450 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$202 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$202 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$175 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$175 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jones 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 Jones 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.