County government · Bennington County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Bennington County took in $1.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services39%County taxes28%Local tax money27%Fines and other4.4%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Bennington County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes28%

Property tax
28%$515 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$720 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$720 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$22 thousand

Local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
27%$506 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails85%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Bennington County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
85%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$375 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bennington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Bennington 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.