County government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fulton County took in $108 million and spent $98.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)10%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money3.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
33%$35.6 million
Property tax
29%$31.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$311 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$311 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Electric power$252 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$3.3 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$21.5 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$615 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$4.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Social services24%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending18%

What stands out

19%

of Fulton County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
24%$23.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23.5 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$18.8 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$18.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.7 million
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$15.6 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$10.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$7.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
  • Airports$870 thousand
  • Public transit$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.1 million
  • Water supply$739 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Schools and colleges
2.2%$2.2 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$849 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$849 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.