County government · Mecklenburg County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mecklenburg County took in $171 million and spent $217 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money24%Fines and other10%Fees for services (school lunches, garbage collection)2.4%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
57%$97.9 million
Sales tax
3.8%$6.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$661 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$625 thousand
  • Other licenses$614 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$425 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$149 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • School lunches$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand
  • Other school charges$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%$829 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$41.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$348 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$16.8 million
Fines
0.3%$511 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Health and hospitals2.8%Social services2.8%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

49%

of Mecklenburg 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
49%$106 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$106 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$72.7 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$70.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$779 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$18.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$383 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$6.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.2 million
Social services
2.8%$6.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.0 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$4.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$855 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$763 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$249 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$234 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$234 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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.