County government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chemung County took in $256 million and spent $369 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, airport)14%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes48%

Sales tax
37%$93.7 million
Property tax
11%$27.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$641 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$614 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$35.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$24.4 million
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Airport$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
  • Transit fares$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$12.9 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$63.4 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$6.3 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$16.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Social services19%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending14%

What stands out

25%

of Chemung County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$92.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$91.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Social services
19%$70.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$48.6 million
  • Welfare institutions$22.1 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$61.4 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$42.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$18.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$58.1 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$47.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$35.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$21.7 million
  • Airports$9.0 million
  • Public transit$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$28.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$10.1 million
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$17.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$766 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$766 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chemung 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 Chemung 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.