County government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chenango County took in $121 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money22%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)7.5%Federal tax money3.4%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Chenango County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes55%

Sales tax
29%$34.8 million
Property tax
26%$31.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$126 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Airport$131 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$4.1 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$26.6 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$701 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$14.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services10%All other spending14%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$34.2 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$30.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$23.1 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$15.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.0 million
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$412 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
  • Public transit$2.0 million
  • Airports$310 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand
Social services
10%$11.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.8 million
Health and hospitals
9.7%$10.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Schools and colleges
1.1%$1.3 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$289 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chenango 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 Chenango 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.