County government · Wise County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wise County took in $107 million and spent $140 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%County taxes33%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money2.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, school tuition and transportation)2.0%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

60%

of Wise 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%$29.5 million
Sales tax
3.2%$3.4 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Severance taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$573 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$207 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$452 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$148 thousand
  • School lunches$113 thousand
  • Other school charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$2.4 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$63.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$712 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$2.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Health and hospitals10%Social services9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Running the government and other costs6.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

52%

of Wise 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
52%$73.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$73.2 million
Health and hospitals
10%$14.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.3 million
Social services
9.2%$12.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$759 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$9.6 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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Housing and community development
3.8%$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$4.5 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$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$3.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$156 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wise 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 Wise 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.