County government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Niagara County took in $611 million and spent $562 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money24%Fees for services (college tuition, water)9.1%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes53%

Sales tax
37%$224 million
Property tax
16%$99.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$55.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 5 more
  • Other service charges$35.9 million
  • College tuition$12.3 million
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$897 thousand
  • Sewer$595 thousand
  • University housing and dining$217 thousand
  • Transit fares$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$22.8 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$145 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$12.9 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$51.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$245 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments30%Running the government and other costs18%Social services14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals8.8%All other spending17%

What stands out

30%

of Niagara 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
30%$169 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$127 million
  • Sent to the state government$42.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$103 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$73.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.0 million
  • Government buildings$11.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
Social services
14%$77.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$77.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$69.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$26.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$21.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$859 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$49.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49.6 million
Schools and colleges
8.0%$44.8 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$41.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.5 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$777 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$18.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.6 million
  • Public transit$443 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$16.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$552 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$10.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$151 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Niagara 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 Niagara 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.