County government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Putnam County took in $218 million and spent $182 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%State tax money16%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, transit fares)4.8%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

41%

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

County taxes65%

Sales tax
41%$88.4 million
Property tax
23%$51.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$946 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$751 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Transit fares$113 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$13.7 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$35.7 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$5.4 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$11.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services8.1%All other spending15%

What stands out

8.1%

of Putnam 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
27%$49.1 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$35.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$41.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$20.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
14%$25.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$23.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
Social services
8.1%$14.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14.8 million
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$14.7 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$10.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$7.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$478 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$5.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$504 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$504 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$352 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$224 thousand
  • Sewer systems$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam 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 Putnam 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.