County government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otsego County took in $98.7 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.9%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money0.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes68%

Sales tax
52%$51.8 million
Property tax
14%$13.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$847 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$19.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$183 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$4.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments30%Running the government and other costs27%Social services12%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Health and hospitals9.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

30%

of Otsego 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%$29.6 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$20.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$27.1 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$22.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Social services
12%$12.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Public transit$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
9.8%$9.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$479 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$201 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$426 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$426 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otsego 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 Otsego 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.