County government · Dickenson County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dickenson County took in $68.4 million and spent $73.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.7%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Dickenson County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes37%

Other taxes
18%$12.1 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Severance taxes$11.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$351 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$11.9 million
Sales tax
1.6%$1.1 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$302 thousand
  • School lunches$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$1.9 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$31.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$353 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$2.0 million
Fines
0.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Social services10%Health and hospitals9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%All other spending14%

What stands out

49%

of Dickenson 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
49%$35.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$588 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$86 thousand
Social services
10%$7.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.3 million
Health and hospitals
9.7%$7.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$4.6 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$864 thousand
  • Government buildings$698 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
Housing and community development
4.2%$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$548 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$333 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$387 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$60 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickenson 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 Dickenson 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.