County government · Randolph County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Randolph County took in $20.7 million and spent $22.1 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 taxes41%Federal tax money26%Fees for services14%Fines and other12%State tax money6.6%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes41%

Property tax
34%$7.1 million
Other taxes
7.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$956 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$374 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$5.5 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.4 million
Fines
5.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

60%

of Randolph County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$13.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$531 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$463 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.7%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$693 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$693 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$185 thousand
Social services
0.7%$145 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$28 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Randolph 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 Randolph 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.