County government · Ritchie County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ritchie County took in $16.2 million and spent $18.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money21%Fees for services11%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other2.5%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

56%

of Ritchie County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
56%$9.1 million
Other taxes
2.9%$464 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$419 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$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 money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$920 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$203 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$312 thousand
Fines
0.6%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Ritchie 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
61%$11.1 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$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$351 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$638 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ritchie County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Ritchie 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.