County government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Livingston County took in $192 million and spent $189 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money22%Fees for services17%Fines and other14%Federal tax money5.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes42%

Sales tax
26%$49.4 million
Property tax
16%$31.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$371 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$339 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$32.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32.3 million

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%$10.0 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$42.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$717 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$25.8 million
Fines
0.2%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Social services37%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

37%

of Livingston County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$69.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$35.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$34.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$42.2 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$35.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$816 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$28.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$27.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$6.7 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$6.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$300 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$535 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$429 thousand
  • Libraries$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$286 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$250 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Livingston 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 Livingston 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.