County government · Salem County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Salem County took in $183 million and spent $141 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%Fines and other29%Fees for services (college tuition, school tuition and transportation)18%State tax money11%Local tax money8.8%

What stands out

29%

of Salem County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
33%$60.1 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$32.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$13.8 million
  • Other school charges$11.4 million
  • College tuition$4.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.8 million
  • School lunches$268 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$20.2 million

Local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.8%$16.2 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$53.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Sent to other local governments2.1%Roads, transit and parking1.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

41%

of Salem 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%

Schools and colleges
41%$58.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 1 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.5 million
  • Colleges and universities$14.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$940 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$50.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$43.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$24.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$15.1 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$521 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$3.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$726 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$650 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$650 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$179 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$179 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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