County government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Allegany County took in $104 million and spent $100 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)4.9%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money4.2%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Allegany County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
30%$30.9 million
Sales tax
26%$26.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$484 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$471 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Water$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Transit fares$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$4.4 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$30.0 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$4.4 million
Fines
0.2%$255 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking19%Social services17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments9.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Allegany County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$29.8 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$24.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$19.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.7 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
Social services
17%$16.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$10.0 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$9.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$511 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$511 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$390 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$390 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$171 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allegany County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Allegany 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.