County government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greene County took in $138 million and spent $124 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)12%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money3.0%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

35%

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

County taxes56%

Sales tax
35%$48.3 million
Property tax
20%$27.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$8.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.1 million
  • Housing$198 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 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%$4.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$29.1 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$8.8 million
Fines
0.1%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals14%Social services13%All other spending21%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
19%$23.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$22.2 million
  • Public transit$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$21.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$20.3 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$11.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
14%$16.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.8 million
Social services
13%$16.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.9 million
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$9.5 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$8.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$630 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.0%$3.7 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$3.7 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$545 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$545 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$394 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$360 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.