County government · Orleans County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orleans County took in $85.2 million and spent $72.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other5.7%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes50%

Sales tax
27%$22.8 million
Property tax
23%$19.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$7.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$21.2 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$4.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Sent to other local governments16%Social services15%Health and hospitals12%All other spending19%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
21%$15.1 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$10.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$763 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$11.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$7.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.5 million
Social services
15%$11.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.0 million
Health and hospitals
12%$8.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Public transit$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$680 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orleans 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 Orleans 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.