County government · Boone County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boone County took in $45.0 million and spent $45.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)85%County taxes11%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Boone County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes11%

Property tax
9.5%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$860 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$848 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$38.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$35.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$671 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$591 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$773 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$164 thousand
Fines
0.3%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals79%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

79%

of Boone County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
79%$35.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$34.5 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$609 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$417 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$586 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$586 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.