County government · Grayson County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grayson County took in $43.6 million and spent $51.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes35%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)17%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
31%$13.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$385 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$276 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$219 thousand
  • Other licenses$74 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.7%$759 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Sewer$115 thousand
  • Water$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • School lunches$31 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand
  • Other school charges$3 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%$216 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$19.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs9.3%Social services7.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

49%

of Grayson 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%$25.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$942 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$5.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$583 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$574 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
Social services
7.7%$4.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$115 thousand
  • Water supply$115 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$937 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$767 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$282 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$473 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$271 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$271 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$153 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$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grayson 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 Grayson 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.