County government · Fayette County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fayette County took in $25.4 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Federal tax money15%Fines and other13%Fees for services9.1%State tax money8.7%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
48%$12.2 million
Other taxes
6.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$855 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$564 thousand
  • Other licenses$195 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$3.8 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.8 million
Fines
1.8%$464 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails43%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Health and hospitals5.0%Housing and community development1.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

43%

of Fayette County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$467 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$338 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$56 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette 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 Fayette 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.