County government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chautauqua County took in $359 million and spent $368 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)9.0%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes54%

Sales tax
33%$118 million
Property tax
20%$70.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$462 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$32.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$17.9 million
  • Garbage collection$8.2 million
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Airport$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$19.6 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$93.0 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$5.8 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$16.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments26%Running the government and other costs19%Social services16%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending16%

What stands out

26%

of Chautauqua 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%$97.4 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$67.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$29.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$68.8 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$53.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
Social services
16%$59.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$42.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$34.2 million
  • Airports$5.2 million
  • Public transit$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$42.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$15.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$39.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Electric power$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$3.4 million
Schools and colleges
0.3%$1.1 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$658 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$658 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$443 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$443 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua 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.