County government · Lunenburg County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lunenburg County took in $31.0 million and spent $36.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%County taxes27%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)9.0%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
23%$7.2 million
Sales tax
2.0%$606 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$568 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$216 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$210 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$96 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$540 thousand
  • School lunches$60 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$143 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$18.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$95 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$852 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Social services9.1%Health and hospitals7.0%Running the government and other costs6.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

60%

of Lunenburg 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
60%$22.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$878 thousand
  • Fire protection$326 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
Social services
9.1%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
7.0%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$2.3 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$454 thousand
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$946 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$312 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$312 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$260 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$216 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$216 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg 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.