County government · Person County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Person County took in $135 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money38%Fees for services (liquor stores, hospital bills)11%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
32%$43.1 million
Sales tax
9.9%$13.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$511 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$496 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$483 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$299 thousand
  • Other licenses$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 11 more
  • Liquor stores$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Hospital bills$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • College tuition$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$993 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$965 thousand
  • School lunches$364 thousand
  • Transit fares$295 thousand
  • Sewer$287 thousand
  • University housing and dining$255 thousand
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$2.0 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$50.9 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$933 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$6.9 million
Fines
0.2%$322 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Social services8.4%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

56%

of Person 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
56%$90.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$72.0 million
  • Colleges and universities$17.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$474 thousand
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$455 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$14.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$652 thousand
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Social services
8.4%$13.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$9.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$5.0 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$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$238 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$701 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and airports
  • Public transit$1.3 million
  • Airports$624 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$859 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$859 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Person 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 Person 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.