County government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lewis County took in $285 million and spent $238 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)31%State tax money20%County taxes13%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

33%

of Lewis County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
6.7%$19.1 million
Sales tax
6.4%$18.2 million
Other taxes
0.1%$330 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$207 thousand
  • Other licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$89.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$84.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
  • Transit fares$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$3.8 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$57.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$704 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$95.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals57%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Social services5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

57%

of Lewis County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
57%$135 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$85.4 million
  • Public health$49.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$52.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$33.7 million
  • Government buildings$15.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
Social services
5.0%$11.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$549 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$472 thousand
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$5.7 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$4.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$932 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$857 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$817 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$609 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$609 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$66 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10 thousand
  • Colleges and universities$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis 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 Lewis 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.