County government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delaware County took in $109 million and spent $105 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.0%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
32%$34.7 million
Sales tax
27%$29.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$2.7 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$24.5 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$3.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$5.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Social services17%Health and hospitals13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending15%

What stands out

17%

of Delaware County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$29.1 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$19.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$17.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.9 million
Social services
17%$17.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.5 million
Health and hospitals
13%$13.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$7.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$7.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$765 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$989 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$755 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$755 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$166 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delaware 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 Delaware 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.