County government · Lincoln County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lincoln County took in $15.2 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.6%State tax money5.9%Fines and other3.4%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

81%

of Lincoln County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes81%

Property tax
81%$12.3 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$995 thousand
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$891 thousand

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$301 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$513 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Interest on debt0.6%Health and hospitals0.6%Housing and community development0.2%

What stands out

52%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$798 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$842 thousand
  • Government buildings$646 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$643 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$643 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.