County government · Richmond County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Richmond County took in $30.1 million and spent $35.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes37%Local tax money7.6%Fees for services4.2%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
31%$9.2 million
Sales tax
5.1%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$442 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$207 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$147 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other school charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Other school charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$129 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$14.2 million

Local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.6%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$896 thousand
Fines
0.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs10%Housing and community development4.8%Social services4.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

56%

of Richmond 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%$19.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$682 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 thousand
  • Government buildings$375 thousand
Housing and community development
4.8%$1.7 million
Social services
4.3%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$702 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$702 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$619 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richmond 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 Richmond 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.