County government · Wyoming County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wyoming County took in $157 million and spent $142 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)43%County taxes31%State tax money14%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Wyoming County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
16%$24.9 million
Sales tax
14%$22.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$796 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$513 thousand
  • Other licenses$279 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$67.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$59.7 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$4.2 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$21.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$302 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$15.7 million
Fines
0.2%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals55%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services11%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

55%

of Wyoming County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
55%$78.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$71.3 million
  • Public health$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$801 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$365 thousand
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
Social services
11%$15.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$12.7 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$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$987 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Water supply$71 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$2.8 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$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$784 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$482 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$482 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$321 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$321 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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.