County government · Highland County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Highland County took in $8.1 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
48%$3.9 million
Sales tax
2.4%$193 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$58 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$993 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$544 thousand
  • Garbage collection$348 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Water$32 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$22 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.5 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$46 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs12%Social services8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

47%

of Highland 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
47%$4.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$945 thousand
  • Fire protection$411 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$398 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$747 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$372 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
Social services
8.6%$849 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$849 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$453 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$428 thousand
  • Water supply$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$322 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$322 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland 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 Highland 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.