County government · Lenoir County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lenoir County took in $166 million and spent $169 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money82%County taxes6.2%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)4.3%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

82%

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

County taxes6.2%

Property tax
6.0%$9.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; college tuition and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$5.3 million
  • College tuition$1.3 million
  • School lunches$244 thousand
  • University housing and dining$240 thousand
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$1.5 million

State tax money82%

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

From the state
82%$136 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$8.2 million
Fines
0.2%$311 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

90%

of Lenoir 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
90%$152 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$117 million
  • Colleges and universities$33.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2.4 million
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$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$593 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lenoir 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 Lenoir 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.