County government · Montgomery County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montgomery County took in $147 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)8.0%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money2.6%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
39%$57.9 million
Property tax
22%$32.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$146 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; college tuition and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$5.0 million
  • College tuition$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Sewer$589 thousand
  • University housing and dining$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$3.9 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$30.9 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$3.5 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$6.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments30%Running the government and other costs23%Schools and colleges12%Social services8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%All other spending18%

What stands out

30%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
30%$44.4 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$34.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$10.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$34.3 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$29.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$750 thousand
Schools and colleges
12%$18.2 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$16.8 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.3 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$52 thousand
Social services
8.9%$13.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
  • Public transit$840 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$534 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.