County government · Warren County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Warren County took in $248 million and spent $248 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money16%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)2.9%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

43%

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

County taxes67%

Sales tax
43%$107 million
Property tax
20%$49.3 million
Other taxes
3.5%$8.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.3 million
  • Other licenses$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$7.1 million
  • Airport$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$23.4 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$40.0 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$3.2 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$8.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Social services11%All other spending10%

What stands out

32%

of Warren 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
32%$79.4 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$67.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$11.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$41.0 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$27.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$39.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$17.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$560 thousand
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$36.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$35.5 million
  • Airports$587 thousand
Social services
11%$27.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.7%$16.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.6 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$2.5 million
Schools and colleges
0.9%$2.2 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$957 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$916 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$916 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.