County government · Greenbrier County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greenbrier County took in $40.0 million and spent $28.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%Local tax money33%Fees for services (airport)13%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other5.8%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

33%

of Greenbrier County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes34%

Property tax
27%$10.9 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$626 thousand
  • Other licenses$334 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$237 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Airport$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$3.7 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.8 million

Local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
33%$13.4 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.2 million
Fines
0.2%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

43%

of Greenbrier County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$12.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$734 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$382 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.7 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$756 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$393 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$67 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier 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.