July 29, 2005
Counties Vary in Their Reliance on Property Taxes
On average counties depend on property tax for about a quarter of their revenue, but vary greatly from state to state. Counties in Vermont derive 89 percent of their revenue from property tax; in Massachusetts, only 6 percent. Learn about the revenues and expenditures of counties in Finances of County Governments: 2002 (PDF, File Size 1.65 MB), a report available online in PDF or for purchase in print from Customer Services. It is one of the reports based on the 2002 Census of Governments. To find the report online, on the Census Bureau home page click on "Government" (next to "Business") and then on "2002" under Census of Governments. Similar reports are available for the finances of municipal governments, special district, governments, and public school systems. To purchase the report, go to the Catalog.
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