County government · Aroostook County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Aroostook County took in $23.3 million and spent $19.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other49%County taxes38%State tax money9.3%Fees for services3.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Aroostook County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$8.8 million

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$909 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$909 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$2.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other49%

Interest, rents and other
49%$11.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails67%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Social services2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

67%

of Aroostook County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
67%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.0 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$634 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$941 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$653 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$839 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$839 thousand
Social services
2.0%$382 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$382 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$195 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$187 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$149 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$149 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aroostook County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Aroostook 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.