County government · Perquimans County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Perquimans County took in $46.5 million and spent $53.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
24%$10.9 million
Sales tax
8.8%$4.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$625 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$625 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Hospital bills$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$534 thousand
  • School lunches$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$280 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$23.4 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.6 million
Fines
0.2%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Running the government and other costs6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

53%

of Perquimans 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
53%$28.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$874 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$282 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Libraries$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$973 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Social services
5.4%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$335 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$322 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$317 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$317 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$184 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$184 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perquimans 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 Perquimans 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.