The annual per-capita spending for county government, adjusted for inflation.
Government provides critical services to communities, but the cost to taxpayers can be burdensome and can hinder efforts to attract and retain business.
Per-capita spending by county governments in the Mid-Hudson Valley was $2,275 in 2019, compared to the statewide (excluding NYC) figure of $2,582. Per-capita county government spending in the region increased 15% from 2000 to 2019.
Sullivan had the highest per-capita spending among the counties in the region in 2019, at $3,883, followed by Greene at $2,752 and Columbia at $2,572. Dutchess County, at 26%, closely followed by Orange at 21%, had the largest percentage increase in per-capita spending from 2000 to 2019. On the other hand, Columbia and Ulster counties had little change in per-capita spending in that time period, and Putnam County decreased its spending by 6%.
Data are presented in constant 2019 dollars. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | $1,983 | $2,041 | $2,016 | $2,114 | $2,094 | $2,154 | $2,113 | $2,274 | $2,223 | $2,272 | $2,282 | $2,245 | $2,258 | $2,239 | $2,145 | $2,191 | $2,249 | $2,263 | $2,258 | $2,275 |
| Columbia County | $2,428 | $2,101 | $2,258 | $2,377 | $2,412 | $2,572 | $2,340 | $2,598 | $2,446 | $2,457 | $2,592 | $2,622 | $2,598 | $2,767 | $2,659 | $2,714 | $2,761 | $2,428 | $2,440 | $2,572 |
| Dutchess County | $1,556 | $1,583 | $1,621 | $1,658 | $1,647 | $1,828 | $1,690 | $1,826 | $1,837 | $1,781 | $1,821 | $1,746 | $1,746 | $1,710 | $1,675 | $1,729 | $1,811 | $1,796 | $1,871 | $1,961 |
| Greene County | $2,285 | $2,339 | $2,384 | $2,582 | $2,303 | $2,328 | $2,554 | $2,414 | $2,485 | $2,680 | $2,414 | $2,599 | $2,552 | $2,680 | $2,421 | $2,460 | $2,386 | $2,514 | $2,553 | $2,752 |
| Orange County | $1,966 | $1,989 | $2,022 | $2,021 | $2,057 | $2,082 | $2,089 | $2,497 | $2,378 | $2,487 | $2,518 | $2,479 | $2,460 | $2,559 | $2,356 | $2,436 | $2,439 | $2,465 | $2,401 | $2,369 |
| Putnam County | $1,800 | $1,370 | $1,559 | $1,947 | $1,707 | $1,834 | $1,807 | $1,706 | $1,612 | $1,764 | $1,640 | $1,586 | $1,688 | $1,571 | $1,651 | $1,622 | $1,668 | $1,666 | $1,665 | $1,684 |
| Sullivan County | $3,477 | $3,937 | $3,472 | $3,513 | $3,522 | $3,374 | $3,307 | $3,456 | $3,195 | $3,318 | $3,476 | $3,304 | $3,389 | $3,203 | $3,377 | $3,425 | $3,816 | $4,333 | $4,062 | $3,883 |
| Ulster County | $1,923 | $2,351 | $2,099 | $2,321 | $2,333 | $2,293 | $2,304 | $2,200 | $2,306 | $2,292 | $2,252 | $2,270 | $2,318 | $2,101 | $1,984 | $1,989 | $2,017 | $1,942 | $2,018 | $2,009 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | $2,465 | $2,497 | $2,463 | $2,479 | $2,595 | $2,562 | $2,565 | $2,678 | $2,720 | $2,723 | $2,668 | $2,543 | $2,581 | $2,539 | $2,538 | $2,568 | $2,592 | $2,565 | $2,542 | $2,582 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 2,140,845,055 | 2,230,761,255 | 2,227,368,125 | 2,360,423,029 | 2,357,493,357 | 2,435,319,481 | 2,395,823,084 | 2,585,225,295 | 2,533,510,985 | 2,593,381,027 | 2,606,465,531 | 2,566,218,747 | 2,574,049,874 | 2,548,507,375 | 2,435,736,703 | 2,481,856,056 | 2,545,393,808 | 2,565,755,169 | 2,565,061,139 | 2,586,828,322 |
| Columbia County | 153,167,547 | 132,257,787 | 142,673,497 | 150,456,441 | 153,498,413 | 163,857,869 | 148,396,433 | 164,789,646 | 154,720,587 | 154,850,215 | 163,475,124 | 163,951,871 | 162,229,884 | 171,998,614 | 164,697,340 | 166,715,603 | 167,936,351 | 146,508,029 | 145,901,436 | 152,928,006 |
| Dutchess County | 435,829,382 | 450,564,722 | 466,413,463 | 482,120,416 | 482,450,594 | 538,006,591 | 498,023,880 | 539,317,316 | 544,168,545 | 528,650,938 | 541,530,230 | 520,684,613 | 518,693,192 | 506,560,286 | 494,458,774 | 508,337,595 | 530,788,767 | 527,271,935 | 549,841,862 | 576,825,481 |
| Greene County | 109,741,971 | 112,193,397 | 114,831,319 | 125,019,974 | 112,273,566 | 114,382,054 | 126,452,684 | 119,569,172 | 122,948,402 | 132,315,290 | 118,814,311 | 126,966,140 | 123,973,562 | 129,488,774 | 116,101,903 | 117,117,261 | 113,327,858 | 119,258,053 | 120,965,691 | 129,877,429 |
| Orange County | 671,141,131 | 691,456,463 | 713,625,937 | 725,109,288 | 746,594,490 | 759,070,777 | 766,631,335 | 920,114,764 | 880,520,422 | 925,471,370 | 938,764,800 | 927,550,132 | 919,433,365 | 957,863,257 | 883,018,096 | 915,271,089 | 921,551,307 | 936,125,568 | 917,546,441 | 911,934,341 |
| Putnam County | 172,319,190 | 132,971,023 | 153,169,711 | 192,696,669 | 169,813,426 | 182,625,803 | 179,562,958 | 169,650,472 | 160,430,544 | 175,766,596 | 163,426,538 | 158,343,461 | 168,185,531 | 156,432,353 | 164,130,072 | 160,856,363 | 164,722,842 | 164,735,840 | 164,528,783 | 165,577,926 |
| Sullivan County | 256,929,142 | 291,893,920 | 258,503,449 | 265,027,215 | 268,629,226 | 259,085,707 | 255,439,467 | 269,508,038 | 248,397,627 | 257,647,535 | 269,428,718 | 254,573,152 | 260,704,450 | 246,449,667 | 255,447,955 | 256,301,009 | 285,886,594 | 324,957,196 | 306,261,670 | 292,899,048 |
| Ulster County | 341,716,691 | 419,423,944 | 378,150,750 | 419,993,025 | 424,233,642 | 418,290,679 | 421,316,328 | 402,275,888 | 422,324,858 | 418,679,084 | 411,025,810 | 414,149,377 | 420,829,890 | 379,714,425 | 357,882,564 | 357,257,135 | 361,180,088 | 346,898,549 | 360,015,255 | 356,786,092 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 27,039,671,777 | 27,529,876,542 | 27,252,998,175 | 27,535,161,682 | 28,875,943,624 | 28,485,975,840 | 28,502,421,489 | 29,772,058,694 | 30,314,188,097 | 30,432,731,166 | 29,892,932,170 | 28,548,059,867 | 28,969,845,908 | 28,513,122,903 | 28,467,836,730 | 28,739,969,596 | 28,937,608,342 | 28,484,138,743 | 28,192,788,295 | 28,702,600,764 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Change in Total Jobs | Increasing |
| Employment by Sector | Not Applicable |
| Spending for County Government | Increasing |
| Tourism Revenue | Increasing |
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