County government · Craig County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Craig County took in $12.6 million and spent $14.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes43%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)3.1%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
37%$4.7 million
Other taxes
3.3%$418 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$146 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$139 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$54 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.3%$286 thousand

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$395 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other service charges$314 thousand
  • School lunches$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$62 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$6.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$47 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$513 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Social services11%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

53%

of Craig 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
53%$7.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$937 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$595 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$33 thousand
Social services
11%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 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$896 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$426 thousand
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$404 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$404 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$215 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$215 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$49 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$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Craig 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 Craig 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.