County government · Rappahannock County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rappahannock County took in $23.8 million and spent $28.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%State tax money21%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
62%$14.8 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$517 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$451 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$361 thousand
  • Other licenses$301 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.3%$1.0 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$5.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$52 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$865 thousand
Fines
0.4%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs11%Social services8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

53%

of Rappahannock 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%$15.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$718 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$443 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.1 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$592 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
  • Government buildings$310 thousand
Social services
8.8%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$637 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$637 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$452 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$389 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$320 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$320 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$40 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$40 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock 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.