County government · Rockland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rockland County took in $760 million and spent $775 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%State tax money19%Fees for services (college tuition, sewer)5.1%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money3.2%Local tax money2.9%

What stands out

40%

of Rockland County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes65%

Sales tax
40%$301 million
Property tax
24%$183 million
Other taxes
1.4%$10.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$39.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 3 more
  • Other service charges$18.3 million
  • College tuition$17.1 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Transit fares$654 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$24.6 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$142 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$21.8 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$36.9 million
Fines
0.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals13%Sent to other local governments13%Social services11%All other spending26%

What stands out

13%

of Rockland County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
20%$159 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$113 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28.9 million
  • Government buildings$9.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$129 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$45.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$36.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$30.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$12.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
Health and hospitals
13%$100 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$100 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$97.2 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$61.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$35.4 million
Social services
11%$86.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$86.3 million
Schools and colleges
8.9%$69.0 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$60.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$8.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$61.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$32.2 million
  • Public transit$29.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$45.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$45.8 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$15.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$5.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockland 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 Rockland 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.