County government · Belknap County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belknap County took in $54.8 million and spent $53.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)56%County taxes38%Fines and other4.2%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

56%

of Belknap County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$20.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$30.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$19.6 million
  • Other service charges$11.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$997 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$2.2 million
Fines
0.2%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries39%Social services37%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs4.8%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

39%

of Belknap County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
39%$20.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.9 million
Social services
37%$19.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$19.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.3 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$851 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$717 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$666 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$329 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$634 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$343 thousand
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$343 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Belknap 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 Belknap 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.