County government · Patrick County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Patrick County took in $61.3 million and spent $69.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes37%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)6.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
28%$16.9 million
Sales tax
5.8%$3.6 million
Other taxes
3.7%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$465 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$436 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$370 thousand
  • Water$141 thousand
  • School lunches$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand
  • Sewer$31 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$128 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$29.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$4.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Social services9.7%Health and hospitals7.8%Running the government and other costs5.0%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

56%

of Patrick 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
56%$39.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$131 thousand
Social services
9.7%$6.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
7.8%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$749 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$894 thousand
  • Water supply$60 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$600 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
  • Libraries$297 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$379 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$321 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$321 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$138 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Patrick 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 Patrick 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.