County government · Bath County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bath County took in $22.0 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.3%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.3%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Bath County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
56%$12.3 million
Other taxes
13%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$50 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.3%$943 thousand

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$590 thousand
  • Water$590 thousand
  • Other service charges$588 thousand
  • School lunches$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$59 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$46 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$822 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Social services4.6%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

48%

of Bath 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
48%$10.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.9 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.2 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$608 thousand
  • Government buildings$283 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$214 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$509 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$266 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$218 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$625 thousand
  • Water supply$625 thousand
Social services
4.6%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$914 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$914 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$652 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$405 thousand
  • Libraries$247 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$313 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$209 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$209 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$76 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$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bath 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 Bath 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.