County government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Westchester County took in $4.83 billion and spent $5.66 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)45%County taxes37%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Westchester County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes37%

Sales tax
21%$1.01 billion
Property tax
15%$724 million
Other taxes
0.9%$41.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$24.6 million
  • Other licenses$17.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.18 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$1.89 billion
  • Other service charges$109 million
  • Airport$49.5 million
  • College tuition$35.1 million
  • Water$30.1 million
  • Transit fares$24.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$22.1 million
  • Garbage collection$21.7 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Parking$484 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$176 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$588 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$31.7 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$73.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments12%Social services8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending19%

What stands out

39%

of Westchester County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
39%$2.20 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.92 billion
  • Public health$286 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$920 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$874 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.6 million
  • Government buildings$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$659 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$350 million
  • Sent to the state government$309 million
Social services
8.2%$467 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$467 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$351 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$234 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$83.8 million
  • Water supply$33.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$329 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$152 million
  • Courts and legal services$82.6 million
  • Police$48.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$45.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$298 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; airports and 1 more
  • Public transit$205 million
  • Airports$57.5 million
  • Roads and highways$35.2 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$192 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$124 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$123 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Schools and colleges
2.2%$122 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities and scholarships and other education subsidies
  • Colleges and universities$117 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westchester 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 Westchester 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.