County government · Northumberland County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Northumberland County took in $38.0 million and spent $41.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.3%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
58%$21.9 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$410 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$398 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$331 thousand
  • Other licenses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$1.2 million

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$430 thousand
  • Water$430 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$8.9 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$524 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.9%Social services5.8%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

53%

of Northumberland 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
53%$22.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$950 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$3.7 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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$808 thousand
  • Government buildings$340 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
Social services
5.8%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
  • Water supply$337 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$480 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$440 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$440 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$179 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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.