County government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), York County took in $41.3 million and spent $497 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Local tax money25%Fees for services10%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money7.4%

What stands out

25%

of York 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 taxes49%

Property tax
49%$20.3 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$3.0 million

Local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
25%$10.2 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$3.5 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs80%Interest on debt20%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
80%$398 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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