County government · Wayne County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wayne County took in $203 million and spent $189 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money19%Fees for services (parks and recreation)17%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Wayne 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
32%$66.0 million
Property tax
22%$45.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$33.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$33.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.6 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$38.0 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$4.2 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$12.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Social services22%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals14%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

21%

of Wayne 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%

Social services
22%$42.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$21.5 million
  • Other public welfare$20.7 million
Sent to other local governments
21%$39.5 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$28.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$11.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.8 million
  • Government buildings$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$28.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$12.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$27.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$13.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
  • Public transit$46 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$2.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$821 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$821 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.