County government · Mingo County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mingo County took in $10.8 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%Federal tax money27%Fees for services16%State tax money12%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

27%

of Mingo County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
36%$3.9 million
Other taxes
2.4%$254 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$2.9 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$590 thousand
Fines
1.4%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails45%Health and hospitals5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Mingo County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$509 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$473 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$945 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$646 thousand
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$496 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$496 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$329 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$329 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mingo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mingo 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.