County government · Barbour County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Barbour County took in $10.4 million and spent $11.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Federal tax money17%State tax money14%Fees for services13%Fines and other12%

What stands out

17%

of Barbour County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
39%$4.1 million
Other taxes
4.0%$413 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$385 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$1.8 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.2 million
Fines
0.7%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt0.6%Social services0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Barbour County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$244 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$65 thousand
Social services
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barbour County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Barbour 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.