County government · Schuyler County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Schuyler County took in $59.4 million and spent $55.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money27%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Schuyler County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes51%

Sales tax
29%$17.4 million
Property tax
19%$11.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$3.2 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$15.9 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$726 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Social services16%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals12%All other spending16%

What stands out

16%

of Schuyler County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$16.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$750 thousand
Social services
16%$8.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$7.3 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$4.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$559 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$6.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Public transit$903 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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.