County government · St Lawrence County, NY

St. Lawrence County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Lawrence County took in $260 million and spent $261 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.9%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money4.5%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes57%

Sales tax
37%$95.3 million
Property tax
20%$52.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$836 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$781 thousand
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$15.7 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$11.7 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$58.7 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$3.5 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$16.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments28%Running the government and other costs18%Social services17%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%All other spending12%

What stands out

28%

of St. Lawrence 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
28%$74.0 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$53.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$21.0 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$45.7 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$31.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Social services
17%$43.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$43.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$41.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$38.6 million
  • Public transit$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$25.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.2 million
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.6%$17.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$565 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$565 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$379 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$379 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Lawrence County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of St. Lawrence 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.