County government · Northampton County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northampton County took in $31.1 million and spent $30.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%County taxes14%Fees for services (liquor stores, school lunches)4.3%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

79%

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

County taxes14%

Property tax
14%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores and school lunches
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • School lunches$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$325 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$24.4 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$652 thousand
Fines
0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Sent to other local governments2.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

92%

of Northampton 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
92%$28.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$733 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$733 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$525 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northampton 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 Northampton 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.