County government · Jefferson County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County took in $41.2 million and spent $30.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fines and other24%Fees for services17%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money0.9%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Jefferson County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
43%$17.8 million
Other taxes
9.7%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$854 thousand
  • Other licenses$803 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$382 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$2.1 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$213 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
23%$9.5 million
Fines
0.7%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Environment and natural resources5.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

10%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$11.4 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)$5.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$852 thousand
  • Fire protection$843 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$371 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.2%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$501 thousand
Social services
1.0%$304 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$304 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.