County government · Somerset County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Somerset County took in $32.6 million and spent $23.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Fees for services (parks and recreation)23%State tax money13%Federal tax money13%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

13%

of Somerset County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
45%$14.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$482 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$482 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.1 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs32%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Somerset 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
66%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$9.4 million
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$820 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$659 thousand
  • Government buildings$210 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$322 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somerset 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 Somerset 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.