County government · Upshur County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Upshur County took in $13.9 million and spent $15.1 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 taxes46%Fees for services20%Fines and other19%Federal tax money9.8%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

16%

of Upshur County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
44%$6.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$244 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$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 money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$1.4 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$724 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.3 million
Fines
2.1%$293 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Health and hospitals2.7%Social services0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Upshur 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
58%$8.7 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)$7.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; police and 1 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.9 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$306 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$589 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$589 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$413 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$413 thousand
Social services
0.4%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upshur 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 Upshur 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.