County government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grafton County took in $51.5 million and spent $51.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money38%Fees for services6.3%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

51%

of Grafton County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
51%$26.5 million

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$19.6 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Social services41%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs15%Environment and natural resources2.1%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Grafton 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
41%$21.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$21.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.8 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$429 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$9.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$9.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$387 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$524 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grafton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Grafton 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.