County government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Seneca County took in $91.5 million and spent $87.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes50%

Sales tax
36%$33.4 million
Property tax
13%$11.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$718 thousand
  • Other licenses$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$8.9 million
  • Sewer$797 thousand
  • Water$642 thousand
  • Garbage collection$593 thousand
  • Airport$302 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%$5.0 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$25.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$532 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$3.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Social services18%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking9.8%All other spending14%

What stands out

18%

of Seneca 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
23%$20.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$17.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Social services
18%$15.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.4 million
Health and hospitals
15%$13.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
  • Public transit$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$7.6 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$5.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$745 thousand
  • Water supply$715 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$653 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$516 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seneca 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 Seneca 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.