County government · Fluvanna County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fluvanna County took in $94.5 million and spent $94.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money35%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (school lunches, sewer)4.4%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Fluvanna County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
48%$45.6 million
Sales tax
3.1%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$569 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$432 thousand
  • Other licenses$278 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 6 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • School lunches$458 thousand
  • Sewer$256 thousand
  • Water$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Other school charges$37 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$158 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$32.9 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$797 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs11%Social services7.6%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

57%

of Fluvanna 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%$53.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$14.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$349 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
Social services
7.6%$7.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$783 thousand
  • Libraries$549 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$475 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$392 thousand
  • Water supply$314 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$541 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$464 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$464 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$126 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna 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.