County government · Madison County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Madison County took in $42.1 million and spent $48.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money35%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.7%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
44%$18.7 million
Other taxes
5.9%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$961 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$434 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$419 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$277 thousand
  • Other licenses$274 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.7%$1.6 million

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$216 thousand
  • School lunches$2 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%$215 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$14.8 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$329 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.9 million
Fines
0.4%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs9.3%Social services7.9%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

52%

of Madison 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
52%$25.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$992 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$386 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$664 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$572 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Social services
7.9%$3.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$961 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$809 thousand
  • Libraries$152 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$611 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$611 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$518 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$498 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$145 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$145 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$44 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$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.