← Buncombe County annual finances
2023
| Fiscal year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Population | 273403 |
| Revenues | $606,555,689 |
| Property taxes | $244,481,587 |
| Sales tax | $130,973,404 |
| Other taxes | $90,869,915 |
| Sales and services | $34,321,821 |
| Intergovernmental | $79,614,129 |
| Debt proceeds | $0 |
| Other revenue | $26,294,833 |
| Expenditures | $640,431,015 |
| Education | $170,210,026 |
| Public safety | $131,594,396 |
| Human services | $97,494,528 |
| General government | $81,943,670 |
| Debt service | $55,341,654 |
| Other spending | $103,846,741 |
| Salaries and wages | $112,648,175 |
| Capital outlay | $54,525,702 |
| General fund revenues | $385,900,676 |
| General fund expenditures | $382,015,461 |
| Fund balance available | $91,722,114 |
| Fund balance, % of general-fund spending | 23.4 |
| State average, % | 47.7 |
| Cash and investments, June 30 | $278,167,079 |
| Assessed valuation | $49,605,523,231 |
| Latest revaluation | 2021 |
| Tax rate per $100 | 0.488 |
| State average rate | 0.6257 |
| Taxes collected, % | 99.8 |
| Taxes uncollected | $548,376 |
| General-obligation debt | $7,200,000 |
| GO debt per resident | 26 |
| Installment and lease debt | $358,055,000 |
| Authorized, not issued | $70,000,000 |
| Moody's rating | Aaa |
| S&P rating | AA+ |
| Source | Open |
Part of the county's open data: download every fiscal year (CSV).