County government · Wyoming County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wyoming County took in $12.0 million and spent $10.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money5.7%

What stands out

20%

of Wyoming 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 taxes36%

Property tax
35%$4.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$88 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$441 thousand

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%$681 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$3.6 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$791 thousand
Fines
1.1%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Health and hospitals6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Wyoming 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
51%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$891 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$857 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$735 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$613 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$613 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$292 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Social services
0.8%$79 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$79 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wyoming County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wyoming 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.