County government · Prince George County, VA

Prince George County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Prince George County took in $135 million and spent $141 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.7%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

43%

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

County taxes42%

Property tax
33%$43.9 million
Other taxes
5.8%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$897 thousand
  • Other licenses$722 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$709 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$395 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$4.3 million

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$501 thousand
  • School lunches$322 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$100 thousand
  • Other school charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$6.0 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$58.2 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$907 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$331 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Social services3.7%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

56%

of Prince George 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%$79.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$79.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$22.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$18.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$978 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$808 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$256 thousand
Social services
3.7%$5.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$604 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.9 million
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$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$114 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prince George 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 Prince George 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.