County Commons · New York
New York: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 62 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
19,867,248 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.2% since 2020) · 62 counties
The state's money — New York state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $259.6 billion and spent $244.6 billion · $12,311 per resident. It owed $128.6 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$44.10 · $101.2 billion
Education$24.73 · $56.8 billion
Other and unallocable$11.54 · $26.5 billion
Health$5.21 · $12 billion
Governmental administration$3.59 · $8.2 billion
Hospitals$3.41 · $7.8 billion
Highways$3.35 · $7.7 billion
Interest on general debt$1.43 · $3.3 billion
Correction$1.42 · $3.3 billion
Police protection$0.56 · $1.3 billion
Parks and recreation$0.39 · $903.3 million
Natural resources$0.26 · $591.6 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $229.5 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$125.2 billion
Individual income tax$58.8 billion
Corporate income tax$24.3 billion
General sales tax$19 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$13.9 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$7.3 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$1.9 billion
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$96.8 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$13.9 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$13.8 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$27.4 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.