County government · Franklin County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin County took in $110 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money26%Fees for services (college tuition)12%Local tax money8.8%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes45%

Sales tax
27%$30.1 million
Property tax
17%$18.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$872 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$872 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$13.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and college tuition
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • College tuition$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$3.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$28.5 million

Local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.8%$9.7 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$5.6 million
Fines
0.1%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Social services18%Running the government and other costs18%Schools and colleges15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals10%All other spending27%

What stands out

18%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
18%$20.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$19.6 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$14.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Schools and colleges
15%$16.6 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$14.9 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
10%$11.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Public transit$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$8.7 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$8.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$175 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$363 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$363 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.