County government · Bland County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bland County took in $25.3 million and spent $29.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%County taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)26%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money1.4%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

of Bland County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
23%$5.7 million
Other taxes
3.5%$874 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$400 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$120 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$109 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.3%$573 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Sewer$429 thousand
  • Water$429 thousand
  • School lunches$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 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%$356 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$8.6 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$102 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.8 million
Fines
2.0%$510 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Health and hospitals21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Running the government and other costs8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%All other spending13%

What stands out

41%

of Bland 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
41%$12.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.1 million
Health and hospitals
21%$6.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$611 thousand
  • Fire protection$305 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$265 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$767 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$490 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$359 thousand
  • Water supply$359 thousand
Social services
5.8%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$608 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
  • Libraries$277 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$237 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$133 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$133 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$119 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$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bland 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 Bland 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.