County government · Brunswick County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brunswick County took in $48.2 million and spent $56.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money37%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)6.8%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
41%$19.6 million
Sales tax
2.3%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$987 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$384 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$335 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$151 thousand
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$747 thousand
  • School lunches$108 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$615 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$18.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$234 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$2.4 million
Fines
3.9%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges46%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs6.3%Social services5.7%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

46%

of Brunswick 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
46%$26.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$26.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$152 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$858 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$513 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$493 thousand
Social services
5.7%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Housing and community development
4.2%$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$523 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$314 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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.