County government · Halifax County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Halifax County took in $116 million and spent $128 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)14%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money1.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
27%$31.2 million
Sales tax
7.5%$8.7 million
Other taxes
3.6%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$743 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$465 thousand
  • Other licenses$413 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$14.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • School lunches$241 thousand
  • Airport$156 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.2 million

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$50.5 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$508 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges50%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Social services7.0%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

50%

of Halifax 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
50%$64.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$64.2 million
Health and hospitals
15%$19.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.1 million
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$264 thousand
Social services
7.0%$9.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.0 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$928 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$580 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$347 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$160 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$145 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$145 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$125 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$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Halifax 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 Halifax 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.