County government · Sagadahoc County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sagadahoc County took in $11.7 million and spent $10.2 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 taxes89%State tax money6.2%Fees for services3.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

89%

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

County taxes89%

Property tax
89%$10.4 million

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$401 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$401 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$721 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs46%Interest on debt0.9%Environment and natural resources0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Sagadahoc 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
53%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$630 thousand
Running the government and other costs
46%$4.7 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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$476 thousand
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$87 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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.