County government · Taylor County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Taylor County took in $15.6 million and spent $15.4 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 taxes43%Federal tax money26%State tax money14%Fines and other11%Fees for services7.6%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
40%$6.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$415 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$374 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 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%$4.0 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.5 million
Fines
1.0%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals13%Social services2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Taylor 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
59%$9.0 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)$8.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
13%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Social services
2.6%$404 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$404 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taylor 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 Taylor 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.