County government · Carroll County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carroll County took in $43.8 million and spent $30.3 million.

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%Fees for services37%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

37%

of Carroll 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 taxes49%

Property tax
49%$21.4 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$16.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16.2 million

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%$1.3 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$4.0 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$848 thousand

Where it goes

Social services55%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt1.0%Environment and natural resources1.0%

What stands out

55%

of Carroll County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
55%$16.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$16.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$989 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$586 thousand
  • Government buildings$402 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$312 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$296 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carroll 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 Carroll 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.