County government · Allegany County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Allegany County took in $293 million and spent $360 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes30%Fees for services (college tuition, sewer)9.0%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money2.8%

What stands out

10%

of Allegany County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes30%

Property tax
18%$51.8 million
Individual income tax
10%$30.3 million
Other taxes
2.3%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$348 thousand
  • Other licenses$152 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$100 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$26.4 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; sewer and 9 more
  • College tuition$7.1 million
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Other school charges$2.5 million
  • School lunches$697 thousand
  • Garbage collection$419 thousand
  • Transit fares$303 thousand
  • University housing and dining$207 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$9.0 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$148 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$8.3 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$12.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Running the government and other costs5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

61%

of Allegany County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$220 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$170 million
  • Colleges and universities$41.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$6.7 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$903 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$45.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$45.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$33.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.3 million
  • Fire protection$10.1 million
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$519 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$19.3 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$12.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$18.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.4 million
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$14.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.9 million
  • Public transit$2.3 million
  • Airports$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$278 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$419 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$419 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allegany County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Allegany 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.