County government · Strafford County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Strafford County took in $76.3 million and spent $57.5 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 taxes50%Fees for services28%Federal tax money18%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

18%

of Strafford County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
50%$38.5 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$21.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$13.5 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Social services48%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs9.2%Interest on debt0.6%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

48%

of Strafford 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
48%$27.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$27.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$24.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and courts and legal services
  • Prisons and jails$19.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$813 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Strafford 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 Strafford 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.