County government · Morgan County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Morgan County took in $13.4 million and spent $14.1 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 taxes48%Fees for services30%Federal tax money13%Fines and other6.1%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

30%

of Morgan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
36%$4.8 million
Other taxes
12%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$1.8 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$487 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$482 thousand
Fines
2.5%$332 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs44%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Health and hospitals2.6%Interest on debt1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

48%

of Morgan 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$620 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$6.2 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)$6.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$499 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$368 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$368 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$238 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.