County government · Surry County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Surry County took in $293 million and spent $310 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (hospital bills, school lunches)41%County taxes6.7%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.2%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Surry County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes6.7%

Property tax
6.7%$19.6 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$121 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; school lunches and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$116 million
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • College tuition$1.6 million
  • University housing and dining$487 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$255 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Other school charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$3.6 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$139 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$3.3 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$6.2 million
Fines
0.1%$374 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Health and hospitals41%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.8%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Surry 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
56%$174 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$144 million
  • Colleges and universities$29.2 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$553 thousand
Health and hospitals
41%$128 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$128 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Surry 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 Surry 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.