County government · Chesterfield County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chesterfield County took in $1.92 billion and spent $2.09 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money31%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money2.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Chesterfield County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
36%$691 million
Sales tax
5.2%$99.0 million
Other taxes
4.1%$78.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$30.8 million
  • Other licenses$16.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$266 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 8 more
  • Other service charges$85.5 million
  • Water$81.6 million
  • Sewer$78.1 million
  • Garbage collection$7.2 million
  • School lunches$6.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.5 million
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Airport$1.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$39.3 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$600 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$17.7 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$125 million
Fines
0.1%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges50%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

50%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
50%$1.05 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.05 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$313 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$116 million
  • Fire protection$115 million
  • Prisons and jails$54.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$182 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$122 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20.0 million
  • Government buildings$18.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$136 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$66.8 million
  • Sewer systems$55.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$126 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$89.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$85.7 million
  • Airports$3.3 million
Social services
3.2%$66.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$66.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$54.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35.3 million
  • Libraries$19.4 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$45.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$11.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$518 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$9.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$7.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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.