County government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plymouth County took in $13.2 million and spent $14.1 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 taxes56%Fines and other38%Fees for services (parking, ports and waterways)5.8%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Plymouth County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes56%

Other taxes
42%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$1.8 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$770 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$692 thousand
  • Parking$75 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$93 thousand

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs98%Roads, transit and parking1.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

98%

of Plymouth County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
98%$13.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and ports and harbors
  • Parking$185 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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.