County government · Hampshire County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hampshire County took in $18.9 million and spent $20.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation)22%State tax money5.9%Fines and other3.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
37%$7.0 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$155 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$4.4 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.1 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$65 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$509 thousand
Fines
0.5%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs35%Housing and community development14%Health and hospitals4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

14%

of Hampshire County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$905 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$863 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$863 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$616 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$616 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$588 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$588 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$176 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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.