County government · Accomack County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Accomack County took in $118 million and spent $132 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)5.8%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other1.8%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Accomack County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
33%$38.7 million
Other taxes
4.5%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$723 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$644 thousand
  • Other licenses$491 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$5.1 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 8 more
  • Garbage collection$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Airport$325 thousand
  • Sewer$177 thousand
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$55 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$38 thousand
  • School lunches$35 thousand
  • Other school charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$3.7 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$55.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$109 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

55%

of Accomack County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$72.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$72.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$15.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 4 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$518 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$255 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$10.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.3 million
  • Sewer systems$231 thousand
  • Water supply$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$8.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.7 million
Social services
3.9%$5.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$821 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$632 thousand
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$279 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$279 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$253 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$253 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Accomack County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Accomack 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.