County government · Lewis County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lewis County took in $10.2 million and spent $9.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services20%Fines and other9.3%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Lewis County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
52%$5.3 million
Other taxes
12%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$742 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$434 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$153 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$521 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$40 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$853 thousand
Fines
0.9%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Health and hospitals4.4%Interest on debt1.8%Social services0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Lewis County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$687 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$931 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$931 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$415 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$415 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$164 thousand
Social services
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lewis 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.