County government · Orleans County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Orleans County took in $1.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services74%Local tax money16%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other3.5%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

74%

of Orleans County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$106 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$19 thousand

Local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
16%$287 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Orleans 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
82%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$344 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$344 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orleans County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Orleans 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.