County government · Oswego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oswego County took in $259 million and spent $257 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money28%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)7.1%Federal tax money5.8%Local tax money3.6%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes44%

Sales tax
26%$68.3 million
Property tax
18%$45.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$768 thousand
  • Other licenses$346 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$18.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.4 million
  • Garbage collection$8.4 million
  • Electric power$519 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%$15.1 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$73.4 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$9.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$27.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$161 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Social services20%Sent to other local governments18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Oswego 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$82.0 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$66.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Social services
20%$51.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51.0 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$46.1 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$23.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$22.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$26.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$406 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$20.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$18.4 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
  • Airports$982 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$17.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$339 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$339 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oswego 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 Oswego 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.