County government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Saratoga County took in $502 million and spent $494 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money13%Fines and other9.6%Fees for services (sewer, airport)9.3%Federal tax money3.2%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes64%

Sales tax
50%$249 million
Property tax
14%$70.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$447 thousand
  • Other licenses$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$46.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$28.1 million
  • Other service charges$18.3 million
  • Airport$87 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%$16.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$64.2 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$5.4 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$48.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$255 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%All other spending15%

What stands out

39%

of Saratoga 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
39%$193 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$171 million
  • Sent to the state government$22.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$82.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$52.9 million
  • Government buildings$15.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$60.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$27.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$484 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.9%$43.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$37.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$37.2 million
Social services
7.2%$35.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$30.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$27.0 million
  • Airports$3.6 million
  • Public transit$77 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$6.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$760 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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.