County government · Mercer County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mercer County took in $33.0 million and spent $33.4 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 taxes40%Federal tax money25%Fees for services (airport)23%State tax money5.9%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Mercer County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
32%$10.5 million
Other taxes
8.7%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$203 thousand
  • Other licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Airport$929 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$8.3 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.9 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$203 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.4 million
Fines
0.4%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals26%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Mercer County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Fire protection$799 thousand
Health and hospitals
26%$8.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$403 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$93 thousand
Social services
0.3%$90 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercer 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 Mercer 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.