County government · Essex County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Essex County took in $38.6 million and spent $39.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)7.0%Fines and other1.7%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
42%$16.1 million
Sales tax
6.0%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.3%$888 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$406 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$239 thousand
  • Other licenses$164 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$788 thousand
  • Airport$321 thousand
  • School lunches$57 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Other school charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$430 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$14.9 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$613 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$648 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs10%Social services9.1%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

55%

of Essex 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
55%$21.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$711 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$327 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$381 thousand
Social services
9.1%$3.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$836 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$836 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$696 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$499 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$499 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$448 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$331 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$331 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$110 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Essex 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 Essex 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.