County government · Sussex County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sussex County took in $35.4 million and spent $43.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)19%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

40%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
28%$9.9 million
Sales tax
3.1%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$582 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$225 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$96 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$779 thousand
  • School lunches$33 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$114 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$14.2 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$377 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.4 million
Fines
2.2%$783 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs8.7%Social services6.3%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

51%

of Sussex 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
51%$21.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$3.8 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$786 thousand
  • Government buildings$755 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Social services
6.3%$2.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$624 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$624 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$599 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$526 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$526 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$399 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$322 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$348 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$156 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sussex 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 Sussex 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.