County government · Orange County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orange County took in $132 million and spent $150 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money37%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)8.5%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
41%$53.9 million
Other taxes
4.4%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$809 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$738 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$456 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.2%$5.6 million

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Garbage collection$720 thousand
  • Airport$392 thousand
  • School lunches$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other school charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$2.1 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$49.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$294 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges54%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs7.8%Social services7.8%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

54%

of Orange 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
54%$81.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$81.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$23.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$8.5 million
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$11.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Social services
7.8%$11.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$6.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.5 million
Housing and community development
4.1%$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$739 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$759 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$759 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$291 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$291 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$59 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$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orange County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Orange 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.