County government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Steuben County took in $263 million and spent $270 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money24%Fees for services (college tuition, garbage collection)12%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money5.6%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

32%

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

County taxes50%

Sales tax
32%$84.7 million
Property tax
17%$44.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$31.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 3 more
  • Other service charges$15.0 million
  • College tuition$9.8 million
  • Garbage collection$6.5 million
  • University housing and dining$519 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$14.6 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$61.8 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$6.4 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$15.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments20%Social services18%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending24%

What stands out

20%

of Steuben 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
20%$54.2 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$35.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$19.1 million
Social services
18%$47.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47.8 million
Schools and colleges
13%$36.2 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$28.6 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$6.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$36.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$35.8 million
  • Public transit$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$31.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$10.1 million
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$29.6 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$20.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
8.0%$21.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$5.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$662 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$582 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$373 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Steuben 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 Steuben 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.