County government · Oneida County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oneida County took in $639 million and spent $657 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, college tuition)9.5%Federal tax money5.8%Local tax money3.3%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes48%

Sales tax
37%$235 million
Property tax
11%$69.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$476 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$456 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$60.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$22.5 million
  • Other service charges$19.7 million
  • College tuition$16.3 million
  • Airport$940 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$713 thousand
  • Transit fares$515 thousand
  • Housing$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$37.2 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$195 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$20.8 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$20.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$606 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments22%Social services17%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Schools and colleges10%All other spending23%

What stands out

22%

of Oneida 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
22%$147 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$93.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$53.9 million
Social services
17%$112 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$112 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$101 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$80.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.1 million
  • Government buildings$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$77.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$28.1 million
  • Police$22.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$9.9 million
Schools and colleges
10%$67.0 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$63.3 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$52.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$44.0 million
  • Airports$7.6 million
  • Public transit$515 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.4%$42.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$27.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$27.3 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$21.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.1 million
  • Libraries$800 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$180 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$180 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oneida 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 Oneida 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.