County government · Tioga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tioga County took in $109 million and spent $94.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money23%Fines and other10%Fees for services4.8%Federal tax money2.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

35%

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

County taxes60%

Sales tax
35%$38.6 million
Property tax
24%$26.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$347 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$2.2 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$24.7 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$429 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$11.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs19%Social services16%Health and hospitals12%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

26%

of Tioga County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
26%$24.2 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$16.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$7.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$17.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$17.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Social services
16%$15.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.4 million
Health and hospitals
12%$11.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Public transit$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$594 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$594 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$359 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$284 thousand
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$244 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$237 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$167 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tioga 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 Tioga 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.