County government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sullivan County took in $292 million and spent $293 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)16%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes55%

Sales tax
27%$78.7 million
Property tax
25%$72.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$47.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$30.8 million
  • Garbage collection$12.2 million
  • College tuition$4.4 million
  • Airport$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$7.3 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$54.5 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$6.3 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$15.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Social services18%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending23%

What stands out

18%

of Sullivan County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
18%$53.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$35.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$17.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$49.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$48.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$38.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$14.5 million
  • Police$13.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$35.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$34.2 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$20.8 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$19.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.6 million
Schools and colleges
6.4%$18.9 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$15.1 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.5 million
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$357 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$357 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.