Chowan County Spending and Population
             
  FISCAL YEAR TAX RATE VALUATION GENERAL FUND SPENDING    
  26-27 proposed ????? 3.04 Billion $30.6 MILLION 19.5 % over last year, 44% over two years ago  
  25-26 69.5 $2.02  Billion $25.7 million    
  24-25 66.5 $1.92 Billion $21.3 million    
  23-24 66.5 $1.87 Billion $19.4 million    
  22-23 66.5 $1.82 Billion $18.5 million    
  21-22 75.5 $1.5  Billion $16.8 million    
  20-21 75 ? $15.8 million Proposed spending is almost twice what it was 6 years ago  The result of the 2022 revaluation appeared to encourage county spendiing
             
      County Population      
             
  1980 12,558        
  1990 13,506        
  2000 14,526        
  2010 17,793        
  2020 13,708        
  2025   Estimated 379 more than 2020