County government · Lee County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lee County took in $104 million and spent $124 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%County taxes18%Fines and other12%Federal tax money1.9%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)1.3%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes18%

Property tax
14%$15.0 million
Sales tax
2.1%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$912 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$727 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$148 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other service charges and 3 more
  • School lunches$691 thousand
  • Other service charges$308 thousand
  • Garbage collection$302 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$2.0 million

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$68.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$615 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$12.6 million
Fines
0.1%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Social services10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Running the government and other costs3.0%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

67%

of Lee 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
67%$83.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.1 million
Social services
10%$12.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$521 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$171 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$355 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.9 million
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.3 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$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$732 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$488 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lee 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.