County government · King and Queen County, VA

King and Queen County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), King and Queen County took in $23.6 million and spent $29.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)18%Fines and other3.2%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
34%$8.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$623 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$197 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$187 thousand
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.6%$374 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$113 thousand
  • School lunches$3 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%$62 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$9.2 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$225 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$568 thousand
Fines
0.8%$191 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Housing and community development11%Running the government and other costs9.3%Social services6.3%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

47%

of King and Queen 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%$13.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$870 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$594 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$463 thousand
  • Government buildings$387 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$165 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
Social services
6.3%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$489 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$489 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$151 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$151 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

King and Queen 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 King and Queen 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.