County government · Lancaster County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lancaster County took in $36.1 million and spent $38.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money22%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.5%Local tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
55%$20.0 million
Sales tax
6.5%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.4%$850 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$329 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$205 thousand
  • Other licenses$204 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$457 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$7.8 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges50%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs7.3%Social services6.8%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

50%

of Lancaster 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%$19.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$895 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$196 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$2.8 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$659 thousand
  • Government buildings$399 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
Social services
6.8%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$761 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$746 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$123 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$83 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.