County government · Charlotte County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Charlotte County took in $41.5 million and spent $46.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes30%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
26%$11.0 million
Sales tax
2.1%$859 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$722 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$309 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$249 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • School lunches$47 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$23.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$86 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Social services10%Health and hospitals7.0%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

52%

of Charlotte 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
52%$24.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$762 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$571 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$769 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$750 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
Social services
10%$4.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
7.0%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$932 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$823 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$823 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$438 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$319 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$262 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$211 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$211 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$189 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$189 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charlotte 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 Charlotte 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.