County government · Grant County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grant County took in $63.5 million and spent $60.9 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, airport)82%County taxes10%Fines and other6.2%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

82%

of Grant 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 taxes10%

Property tax
9.8%$6.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$279 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$279 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$52.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$49.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Airport$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$231 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$755 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$50 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals85%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Running the government and other costs6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Roads, transit and parking0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

85%

of Grant 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
85%$52.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$49.7 million
  • Public health$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$758 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$506 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$765 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$628 thousand
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and public transit
  • Airports$212 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$183 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$102 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant 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 Grant 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.