Local government spending in New York
The 50 largest counties, cities and townships in New York with fully reported figures, out of 1,291 in this data. Schools, hospitals and utilities are often run by separate districts, so a total here is not comparable between places. Compare one service at a time. A zero means this government reported no spending on that service; another government may provide it.
Largest governments
| Government | Residents | FY2022 spending | Police per resident | Fire per resident | Roads per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 8,253,213 | $133.0 billion | $711 | $312 | $69 |
| Suffolk County | 1,474,273 | $3.8 billion | $404 | $9 | $72 |
| Westchester County | 965,802 | $4.5 billion | $47 | $0 | $43 |
| Erie County | 917,241 | $2.0 billion | $66 | $1 | $66 |
| Monroe County | 740,900 | $1.4 billion | $120 | $4 | $61 |
| Brookhaven Town | 479,883 | $335.4 million | $3 | $2 | $156 |
| Onondaga County | 459,214 | $1.0 billion | $92 | $0 | $124 |
| Orange County | 385,234 | $767.4 million | $68 | $3 | $59 |
| Islip Town | 328,812 | $263.3 million | $16 | $8 | $104 |
| Rockland County | 326,225 | $628.0 million | $124 | $14 | $125 |
| Albany County | 303,654 | $540.0 million | $70 | $0 | $58 |
| Oyster Bay Town | 296,592 | $498.2 million | $0 | $28 | $179 |
| Dutchess County | 293,293 | $519.9 million | $56 | $4 | $96 |
| Buffalo | 254,479 | $1.7 billion | $371 | $282 | $306 |
| North Hempstead Town | 230,379 | $315.9 million | $67 | $28 | $119 |
| Saratoga County | 230,298 | $254.1 million | $98 | $2 | $114 |
| Oneida County | 227,346 | $429.7 million | $88 | $0 | $131 |
| Babylon Town | 209,785 | $195.7 million | $9 | $82 | $106 |
| Niagara County | 208,396 | $332.0 million | $117 | $3 | $77 |
| Rochester | 205,225 | $1.6 billion | $488 | $308 | $208 |
| Huntington Town | 200,102 | $235.0 million | $10 | $8 | $160 |
| Yonkers | 200,040 | $1.3 billion | $541 | $360 | $30 |
| Broome County | 189,420 | $463.8 million | $79 | $0 | $98 |
| Ulster County | 177,716 | $306.7 million | $81 | $1 | $182 |
| Rensselaer County | 158,108 | $397.3 million | $48 | $0 | $139 |
| Schenectady County | 155,358 | $376.9 million | $95 | $0 | $97 |
| Syracuse | 141,229 | $546.7 million | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ramapo Town | 138,356 | $112.1 million | $2 | $4 | $54 |
| Chautauqua County | 126,032 | $217.3 million | $97 | $0 | $213 |
| Amherst Town | 125,967 | $187.2 million | $300 | $42 | $161 |
| Oswego County | 116,346 | $164.6 million | $84 | $4 | $176 |
| Smithtown Town | 115,844 | $124.2 million | $16 | $0 | $222 |
| Ontario County | 110,091 | $207.7 million | $126 | $3 | $136 |
| Jefferson County | 108,095 | $190.0 million | $74 | $34 | $186 |
| St Lawrence County | 107,185 | $186.7 million | $57 | $13 | $360 |
| Tompkins County | 101,058 | $210.9 million | $63 | $43 | $117 |
| Putnam County | 98,532 | $157.4 million | $209 | $29 | $210 |
| Albany | 95,429 | $203.5 million | $737 | $413 | $154 |
| Greece Town | 95,285 | $65.2 million | $184 | $2 | $112 |
| Greenburgh Town | 90,543 | $123.0 million | $243 | $24 | $131 |
| Wayne County | 89,339 | $149.1 million | $141 | $2 | $153 |
| Clarkstown Town | 86,000 | $155.3 million | $464 | $0 | $233 |
| Cheektowaga Town | 85,452 | $97.8 million | $188 | $6 | $131 |
| Chemung County | 82,622 | $187.6 million | $89 | $0 | $168 |
| Colonie Town | 82,128 | $121.3 million | $149 | $53 | $120 |
| Clinton County | 79,778 | $156.1 million | $61 | $12 | $161 |
| Cayuga County | 76,029 | $167.8 million | $79 | $0 | $250 |
| Cattaraugus County | 75,863 | $264.6 million | $135 | $0 | $371 |
| Sullivan County | 75,802 | $246.5 million | $159 | $1 | $312 |
| Tonawanda Town | 71,291 | $121.7 million | $217 | $12 | $329 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, individual unit file (revision 07/15/2026). Our per-resident figures are our own calculation; the Census Bureau has not reviewed or sanctioned them. Census has not reviewed unit data as a time series, and the data may contain non-sampling error.
Census unit file. Covers counties, cities and townships for fiscal year 2022 only, not a trend. Governments where Census estimated part of the spending are left out, so a missing place is not a zero: about 14,200 of 38,400 are absent for that reason. Pushbuild is not affiliated with any government listed.