State government
Virginia's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Virginia took in $84.2 billion and spent $82.5 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Virginia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.
State taxes45%
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
- Other selective sales taxes$3.08 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$1.87 billion
- Insurance premium taxes$768 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$531 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$509 million
- Public utility taxes$476 million
- Occupation and business licenses$424 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$289 million
- Tobacco taxes$225 million
- Amusement taxes$124 million
- Corporation licenses$81.8 million
- Other licenses$64.0 million
- Driver's licenses$44.4 million
- Amusement licenses$35.6 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$27.9 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.2 million
- Severance taxes$5.9 million
- Public utility licenses$782 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services18%
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
- Hospital bills$7.02 billion
- College tuition$3.32 billion
- University housing and dining$1.72 billion
- Liquor stores$1.20 billion
- Ports and waterways$745 million
- Other service charges$526 million
- Road charges$146 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$94.4 million
- Housing$61.2 million
- Parks and recreation$55.9 million
- Other education charges$40.3 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$13.0 million
- Airport$79 thousand
- Garbage collection$10 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money26%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money1.5%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other9.9%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Virginia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.
Spending by category100%
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$23.6 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
- Veterans' services$56.0 million
- Welfare institutions$41.0 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 20 more
- Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$12.5 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.99 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.25 billion
- Sent to local governments: public health$1.18 billion
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$867 million
- Sent to local governments: police$470 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$377 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$282 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$272 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$253 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$213 million
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$92.2 million
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$39.5 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$34.7 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$29.2 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$26.0 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$22.7 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$388 thousand
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$204 thousand
- Sent to the federal government$106 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$9.19 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$2.37 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.68 billion
- Other education$417 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$7.20 billion
- Public health$1.52 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
- Roads and highways$5.30 billion
- Ports and harbors$832 million
- Public transit$212 million
- Toll roads and bridges$78.8 million
- Airports$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$1.49 billion
- Police$799 million
- Courts and legal services$737 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$400 million
- Inspections and regulation$319 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.39 billion
- Other and not broken out$545 million
- Government buildings$390 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 million
- Other government administration$160 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
- Liquor stores$986 million
- Sewer systems$2.6 million
- Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$474 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$221 million
- Libraries$23.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
Commonwealth of Virginia. 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 Commonwealth of Virginia 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.
Counties95 counties, A to Z
- Accomack County
- Albemarle County
- Alleghany County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Arlington County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Bland County
- Botetourt County
- Brunswick County
- Buchanan County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Charles City County
- Charlotte County
- Chesterfield County
- Clarke County
- Craig County
- Culpeper County
- Cumberland County
- Dickenson County
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Floyd County
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin County
- Frederick County
- Giles County
- Gloucester County
- Goochland County
- Grayson County
- Greene County
- Greensville County
- Halifax County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Henry County
- Highland County
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Loudoun County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Madison County
- Mathews County
- Mecklenburg County
- Middlesex County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- New Kent County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Nottoway County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Prince George County
- Prince William County
- Pulaski County
- Rappahannock County
- Richmond County
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shenandoah County
- Smyth County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Tazewell County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Wise County
- Wythe County
- York County
Cities and towns227 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
- Abingdon
- Accomac
- Alberta
- Alexandria
- Altavista
- Amherst
- Appalachia
- Appomattox
- Ashland
- Bedford
- Belle Haven
- Berryville
- Big Stone Gap
- Blacksburg
- Blackstone
- Bloxom
- Bluefield
- Boones Mill
- Bowling Green
- Boyce
- Boydton
- Boykins
- Branchville
- Bridgewater
- Bristol
- Broadway
- Brodnax
- Brookneal
- Buchanan
- Buena Vista
- Burkeville
- Cape Charles
- Capron
- Cedar Bluff
- Charlotte Court House
- Charlottesville
- Chase City
- Chatham
- Cheriton
- Chesapeake
- Chilhowie
- Chincoteague
- Christiansburg
- Claremont
- Clarksville
- Cleveland
- Clifton
- Clifton Forge
- Clinchco
- Clinchport
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Colonial Beach
- Colonial Heights
- Courtland
- Covington
- Craigsville
- Crewe
- Culpeper
- Damascus
- Danville
- Dayton
- Dendron
- Dillwyn
- Drakes Branch
- Dublin
- Duffield
- Dumfries
- Dungannon
- Eastville
- Edinburg
- Elkton
- Emporia
- Exmore
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Farmville
- Fincastle
- Floyd
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Fries
- Front Royal
- Galax
- Gate City
- Glade Spring
- Glasgow
- Glen Lyn
- Gordonsville
- Goshen
- Gretna
- Grottoes
- Grundy
- Halifax
- Hallwood
- Hamilton
- Hampton
- Harrisonburg
- Haymarket
- Haysi
- Herndon
- Hillsboro
- Hillsville
- Honaker
- Hopewell
- Hurt
- Independence
- Iron Gate
- Irvington
- Ivor
- Jarratt
- Jonesville
- Keller
- Kenbridge
- Keysville
- Kilmarnock
- La Crosse
- Lawrenceville
- Lebanon
- Leesburg
- Lexington
- Louisa
- Lovettsville
- Luray
- Lynchburg
- Madison
- Manassas
- Manassas Park
- Marion
- Martinsville
- McKenney
- Melfa
- Middleburg
- Middletown
- Mineral
- Monterey
- Montross
- Mount Crawford
- Mount Jackson
- Narrows
- Nassawadox
- New Castle
- New Market
- Newport News
- Newsoms
- Nickelsville
- Norfolk
- Norton
- Occoquan
- Onancock
- Onley
- Orange
- Painter
- Pamplin City
- Parksley
- Pearisburg
- Pembroke
- Pennington Gap
- Petersburg
- Phenix
- Pocahontas
- Poquoson
- Port Royal
- Portsmouth
- Pound
- Pulaski
- Purcellville
- Quantico
- Radford
- Remington
- Rich Creek
- Richlands
- Richmond
- Ridgeway
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Round Hill
- Rural Retreat
- Salem
- Saltville
- Saxis
- Scottsburg
- Scottsville
- Shenandoah
- Smithfield
- South Boston
- South Hill
- St. Paul
- Stanardsville
- Stanley
- Staunton
- Stephens City
- Stony Creek
- Strasburg
- Stuart
- Suffolk
- Surry
- Tangier
- Tappahannock
- Tazewell
- The Plains
- Timberville
- Toms Brook
- Troutdale
- Troutville
- Urbanna
- Victoria
- Vienna
- Vinton
- Virgilina
- Virginia Beach
- Wachapreague
- Wakefield
- Warrenton
- Warsaw
- Washington
- Waverly
- Waynesboro
- Weber City
- West Point
- White Stone
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
- Windsor
- Wise
- Woodstock
- Wytheville