County government · Hamilton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton County took in $23.7 million and spent $20.8 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 services7.0%Local tax money6.7%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
38%$8.9 million
Sales tax
21%$4.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$573 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$5.5 million

Local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.7%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$362 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking29%Health and hospitals12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources7.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.5%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$6.2 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$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$489 thousand
  • Government buildings$477 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Health and hospitals
12%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$549 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$446 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$125 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.5%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Social services
4.2%$878 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$878 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$678 thousand
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$506 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$172 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$616 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$495 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.