County government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cayuga County took in $218 million and spent $235 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money19%Fees for services (college tuition, parks and recreation)8.5%Fines and other7.9%Local tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes59%

Sales tax
39%$84.5 million
Property tax
20%$43.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$926 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$919 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$18.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 1 more
  • Other service charges$11.5 million
  • College tuition$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$2.8 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$41.0 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$9.7 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$17.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Running the government and other costs19%Schools and colleges14%Social services12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%All other spending18%

What stands out

29%

of Cayuga 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
29%$67.0 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$55.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$11.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$43.7 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$35.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Schools and colleges
14%$32.1 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$29.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.6 million
Social services
12%$28.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$22.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$10.4 million
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$19.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$19.0 million
  • Public transit$168 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$16.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.3 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$723 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$723 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$367 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$367 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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.