County government · Cheshire County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cheshire County took in $66.7 million and spent $68.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fees for services33%State tax money20%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Cheshire 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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$29.1 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$22.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$298 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$13.3 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Social services54%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt2.1%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Cheshire 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
54%$37.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$21.6 million
  • Other public welfare$15.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$17.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$12.1 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)$7.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$640 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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.