County government · Cumberland County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cumberland County took in $33.4 million and spent $34.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes38%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.6%Local tax money3.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
33%$11.0 million
Sales tax
2.6%$875 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$241 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$180 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$131 thousand
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$209 thousand
  • Water$209 thousand
  • School lunches$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$109 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$14.9 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$2.4 million
Fines
0.2%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.8%Social services5.8%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

57%

of Cumberland 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
57%$19.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$622 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$824 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$578 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Social services
5.8%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$784 thousand
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
  • Water supply$195 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$121 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.