County government · Cabell County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cabell County took in $68.5 million and spent $60.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Fees for services31%Fines and other9.1%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money4.6%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Cabell County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
43%$29.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$526 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$357 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$21.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$3.1 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$5.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$872 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$5.9 million
Fines
0.5%$323 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Social services0.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Cabell 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
55%$33.1 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$21.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Government buildings$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$755 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$7.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Social services
0.4%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cabell 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 Cabell 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.