County government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cumberland County took in $53.8 million and spent $49.2 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 taxes72%Fees for services (parking)17%State tax money7.8%Local tax money3.0%

What stands out

72%

of Cumberland County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
72%$39.0 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Parking$596 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$4.2 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$1.6 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails80%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt2.3%Roads, transit and parking0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Cumberland County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
80%$39.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$21.1 million
  • Police$14.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$640 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.