Westchester County Announces Sales Tax Share Back Distribution To Municipalities

Press release from the Westchester County Government:

Westchester County is pleased to announce that the next round of sales tax revenue distributions to local municipalities and local public school districts. The next quarterly distribution will be on Friday, February 7th for an amount totaling $52,930,066. Municipalities will be receiving $37,923,809 and schools will be receiving $15,006,257.

County Executive Ken Jenkins said: “This collaboration allows us to work together for the benefit of our residents, giving local governments the financial breathing room they need to address their community's needs without overburdening taxpayers.”

This critical program underscores Westchester's unique commitment to supporting local governments, making it one of the few counties in New York State to share back sales tax revenue with its municipalities at this high level.

In 2024 the County collected $926,674,419 in sales tax. Of those gross collections, the County shared $219,164,484 (approximately 24 percent) with municipalities and school districts. Quarterly distributions were made in February, May, August, & November of 2024, with municipalities receiving $157,043,492 and schools receiving $62,120,992.

By allocating a portion of the County's sales tax revenues to cities, towns and villages, with the exclusion of Mount Vernon, White Plains, Yonkers and New Rochelle. Westchester helps ease the financial burden on local budgets. This initiative allows municipalities to keep property taxes lower than they would otherwise need to be, providing direct relief to residents while enabling local governments to maintain essential services.

The sales tax share back program is part of the County's ongoing effort to foster strong partnerships with local governments while prioritizing fiscal responsibility and community investment.

This press release was produced by the Westchester County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.