County government · Coos County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Coos County took in $40.8 million and spent $39.6 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 taxes44%Fees for services31%State tax money22%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

31%

of Coos County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$17.9 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$8.8 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Social services83%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs4.6%Environment and natural resources0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Coos County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
83%$32.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$26.6 million
  • Other public welfare$6.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Police$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$330 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$330 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$266 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coos 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 Coos 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.