County government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison County took in $151 million and spent $148 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money2.8%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

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

County taxes61%

Sales tax
31%$47.3 million
Property tax
29%$43.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$727 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$15.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$9.8 million
  • Garbage collection$5.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$4.2 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$32.4 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$6.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments25%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services11%All other spending16%

What stands out

25%

of Madison 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
25%$36.5 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$27.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$9.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$33.9 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$23.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$22.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$620 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$16.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.4 million
Social services
11%$15.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.9 million
Health and hospitals
7.8%$11.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$917 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$917 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$724 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$604 thousand
  • Libraries$120 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$444 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$313 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.