County government · Pocahontas County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pocahontas County took in $33.6 million and spent $30.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)69%County taxes18%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money5.0%State tax money1.0%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

69%

of Pocahontas 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 taxes18%

Property tax
10%$3.4 million
Other taxes
7.9%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$23.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$22.2 million
  • Other service charges$906 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$1.7 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$345 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$103 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$2.2 million
Fines
0.2%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals76%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Social services0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

76%

of Pocahontas County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
76%$23.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$22.9 million
  • Public health$493 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.8 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$745 thousand
  • Government buildings$391 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$851 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$592 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$453 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
  • Libraries$223 thousand
Social services
0.4%$123 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$123 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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.