County government · Warren County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Warren County took in $92.4 million and spent $108 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes33%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)10%Local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
33%$30.5 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • School lunches$191 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$50.3 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$507 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges78%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Running the government and other costs0.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

78%

of Warren 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
78%$83.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.4 million
Health and hospitals
21%$22.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$950 thousand
  • Parking$417 thousand
  • Airports$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.3%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$289 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$180 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$180 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.