County government · Greene County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greene County took in $68.0 million and spent $77.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money37%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.7%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
39%$26.5 million
Other taxes
6.6%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$784 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$482 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$476 thousand
  • Other licenses$463 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$452 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.6%$3.1 million

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 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%$124 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$25.3 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$468 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Social services5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

51%

of Greene 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
51%$39.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$904 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$335 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$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$8.3 million
  • Government buildings$978 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$722 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$518 thousand
Social services
5.5%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$684 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$437 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$370 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$370 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$163 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$163 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.