County government · Berkeley County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Berkeley County took in $72.6 million and spent $74.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Fines and other29%Fees for services11%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Berkeley County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
41%$29.6 million
Other taxes
10%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$2.7 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$4.0 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$209 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
28%$20.4 million
Fines
1.0%$759 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Health and hospitals6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

48%

of Berkeley County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$35.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.8 million
  • Government buildings$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$29.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.1 million
Social services
0.1%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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.