County government · Rockingham County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rockingham County took in $100 million and spent $79.3 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 taxes56%State tax money26%Fees for services15%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

56%

of Rockingham County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
56%$56.0 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$25.9 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Social services35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Sent to other local governments25%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources0.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Rockingham County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$27.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$27.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$20.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
25%$19.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$19.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$6.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$502 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$502 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$440 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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.