County government · Cumberland County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cumberland County took in $244 million and spent $222 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)22%State tax money18%Federal tax money10%Local tax money4.3%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

22%

of Cumberland 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 taxes43%

Property tax
43%$104 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$53.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 6 more
  • Garbage collection$38.8 million
  • Other service charges$8.2 million
  • College tuition$5.6 million
  • School lunches$471 thousand
  • Other school charges$339 thousand
  • University housing and dining$215 thousand
  • Road charges$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$24.8 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$43.2 million

Local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.3%$10.4 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$7.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Schools and colleges30%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

30%

of Cumberland County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$67.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$57.3 million
  • Government buildings$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Schools and colleges
30%$67.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.2 million
  • Colleges and universities$30.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.9 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$38.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$21.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.0 million
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$24.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.9 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$9.9 million
Social services
2.6%$5.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$5.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$723 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$534 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.