County government · Moore County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Moore County took in $381 million and spent $421 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes33%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)19%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
23%$86.9 million
Sales tax
9.5%$36.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$580 thousand
  • Other licenses$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$72.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 14 more
  • Liquor stores$16.6 million
  • Water$13.2 million
  • Sewer$12.2 million
  • Airport$6.0 million
  • Garbage collection$5.4 million
  • Hospital bills$4.8 million
  • College tuition$3.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.2 million
  • Transit fares$671 thousand
  • University housing and dining$320 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Other school charges$68 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$11.8 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$141 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$7.7 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$20.8 million
Fines
0.1%$476 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs4.1%All other spending14%

What stands out

47%

of Moore 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
47%$198 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$157 million
  • Colleges and universities$38.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.2 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$60.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$26.6 million
  • Liquor stores$12.6 million
  • Water supply$11.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.8 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$51.1 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$49.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$35.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$16.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$17.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$16.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.6 million
Social services
3.2%$13.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.4 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$12.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$11.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$809 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and public transit
  • Airports$10.8 million
  • Public transit$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$878 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$541 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$541 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moore 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 Moore 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.