County government · Madison County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Madison County took in $61.1 million and spent $63.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)11%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Madison County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
26%$16.1 million
Sales tax
11%$6.9 million
Other taxes
3.6%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$940 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$940 thousand
  • Other licenses$302 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$854 thousand
  • School lunches$354 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$178 thousand
  • Transit fares$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$168 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$27.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.4 million
Fines
0.7%$415 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals8.6%Social services7.8%Running the government and other costs5.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

55%

of Madison 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
55%$35.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$796 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$364 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$5.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.5 million
Social services
7.8%$5.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$3.7 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$591 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$506 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$2.7 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$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$782 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$584 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$489 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$446 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$424 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$424 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$153 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.