County government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dutchess County took in $656 million and spent $719 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money23%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (college tuition, airport)6.1%Federal tax money4.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Dutchess County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes60%

Sales tax
44%$286 million
Property tax
15%$102 million
Other taxes
0.9%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$982 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$40.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 4 more
  • Other service charges$19.9 million
  • College tuition$19.1 million
  • Airport$783 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$260 thousand
  • Parking$99 thousand
  • Transit fares$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$29.6 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$150 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$41.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$554 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments18%Social services14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals10%All other spending22%

What stands out

18%

of Dutchess County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$169 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$137 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$132 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$78.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$53.4 million
Social services
14%$102 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$102 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$82.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$28.4 million
  • Police$19.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$14.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
10%$74.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74.9 million
Schools and colleges
9.8%$70.6 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$67.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$32.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$25.2 million
  • Airports$4.0 million
  • Public transit$3.3 million
  • Parking$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$31.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31.2 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$20.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$4.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.3 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$419 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$310 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dutchess 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 Dutchess 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.