County government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cattaraugus County took in $248 million and spent $340 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money3.4%

What stands out

26%

of Cattaraugus 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
26%$64.9 million
Property tax
22%$54.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$412 thousand
  • Other licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$34.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$33.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$737 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$9.2 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$64.0 million

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$8.4 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$10.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals21%Social services21%Sent to other local governments14%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending13%

What stands out

21%

of Cattaraugus 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%

Running the government and other costs
21%$71.4 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$52.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.0 million
  • Government buildings$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
21%$70.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70.5 million
Social services
21%$69.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$55.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$14.5 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$46.7 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$30.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$15.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$38.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$38.4 million
  • Airports$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$34.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$12.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.1 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$549 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$549 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus 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.