County government · Kanawha County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kanawha County took in $84.4 million and spent $89.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)15%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money1.0%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
60%$50.4 million
Other taxes
5.8%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Parking$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$863 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$2.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$122 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$13.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals0.5%Interest on debt0.4%Roads, transit and parking<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Kanawha County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$46.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$30.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$16.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$872 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$11.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$457 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$457 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$382 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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.