County government · Augusta County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Augusta County took in $260 million and spent $325 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money38%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money3.1%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Augusta County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
33%$85.3 million
Other taxes
6.3%$16.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$759 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$388 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.8%$9.7 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$26.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$22.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$719 thousand
  • School lunches$634 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$596 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$3.7 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$97.8 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$8.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$11.3 million
Fines
0.1%$336 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals11%Running the government and other costs9.4%Social services6.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

56%

of Augusta County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
56%$183 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$183 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$40.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$15.3 million
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$498 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$34.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$30.6 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$25.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
Social services
6.1%$19.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$5.9 million
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$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$270 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$270 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$210 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Augusta County. 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 Augusta 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.