County government · Broome County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Broome County took in $642 million and spent $699 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)13%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money5.5%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

37%

of Broome County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes49%

Sales tax
37%$240 million
Property tax
12%$74.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$81.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$45.9 million
  • Garbage collection$12.6 million
  • College tuition$12.1 million
  • Transit fares$6.4 million
  • Airport$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$35.3 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$144 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$16.2 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$46.9 million
Fines
0.1%$797 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments26%Running the government and other costs22%Social services19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Schools and colleges8.8%All other spending15%

What stands out

26%

of Broome County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
26%$182 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$127 million
  • Sent to the state government$55.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$153 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
Social services
19%$132 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$95.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$36.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$67.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$31.9 million
  • Police$16.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$13.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.0 million
Schools and colleges
8.8%$61.8 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$56.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$5.7 million
Health and hospitals
7.7%$53.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$23.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$17.9 million
  • Airports$5.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$15.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.1 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Broome 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 Broome 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.