County government · Herkimer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Herkimer County took in $157 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money23%Fees for services (college tuition, sewer)7.5%Federal tax money5.2%Local tax money4.9%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes55%

Sales tax
37%$57.6 million
Property tax
18%$28.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$324 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$304 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • College tuition$4.0 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Housing$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$8.1 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$35.7 million

Local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.9%$7.7 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$7.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments23%Schools and colleges18%Roads, transit and parking16%Social services15%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending18%

What stands out

23%

of Herkimer 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%

Sent to other local governments
23%$36.9 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$24.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$12.3 million
Schools and colleges
18%$28.1 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$25.7 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$25.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.6 million
Social services
15%$23.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$17.8 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$11.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.5 million
  • Police$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
7.1%$11.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$884 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$884 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$813 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$749 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Herkimer 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 Herkimer 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.