County government · Hancock County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hancock County took in $13.3 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Local tax money56%Fines and other16%Fees for services (airport)9.5%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money8.1%County taxes2.4%

What stands out

56%

of Hancock County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes2.4%

Other taxes
2.4%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$315 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$686 thousand
  • Airport$578 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.1%$1.1 million

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$1.1 million

Local tax money56%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
56%$7.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments21%Roads, transit and parking4.8%

What stands out

21%

of Hancock County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$748 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$821 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$821 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Hancock 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.