County government · Rutland County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Rutland County took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Local tax money26%Fees for services25%County taxes20%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Rutland County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
20%$607 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$743 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$743 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$370 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$514 thousand

Local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
26%$776 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails95%Running the government and other costs4.1%Interest on debt0.5%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

95%

of Rutland County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
95%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$118 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rutland 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 Rutland 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.