County government · Harrison County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harrison County took in $56.1 million and spent $52.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fines and other11%State tax money9.0%Fees for services8.0%Federal tax money6.2%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

59%

of Harrison County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
59%$33.3 million
Other taxes
4.3%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$3.5 million

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$5.1 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$902 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$3.6 million
Fines
5.0%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs37%Interest on debt12%Social services6.6%Health and hospitals3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

12%

of Harrison County's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
37%$19.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
Interest on debt
12%$6.5 million
Social services
6.6%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.