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Orleans sees big sales tax growth in 2025

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 4 February 2026 at 12:48 pm

County revenues increase 9.3 percent or by $2.2 million

ALBION – Sales tax revenues for Orleans County jumped 9.3 percent in 2025 or nearly $2.2 million from $23.42 million in 2024 to $25.59 million in 2025.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has a report showing the sales tax revenues for the counties in 2025. Orleans had one of the strongest growths in the state.

The county has seen steady growth in sales tax in recent years. It has now gone up nearly $8 million from the $17.7 in 2019 to the $25.6 million last year.

Orleans County sales tax revenues

  • $25.6 million in 2025
  • $23.4 million in 2024
  • $23.1 million in 2023
  • $22.5 million in 2022
  • $21.8 million in 2021
  • $19.4 million in 2020
  • $17.7 million in 2019

In Orleans County, nearly all of the local sales tax generated stays with the county government. The 10 towns and four villages collectively have remained at $1,366,671, the same amount they have received since 2001. The town and village share amounts to 5.3 percent of the $25.6 million total.

Among counties, sales tax revenue increased 4.0 percent in 2025, with 52 of 57 counties seeing an increase. Among the rural GLOW counties, Wyoming and Livingston both went down slightly.

GLOW counties

  • Genesee – $55.81 million in 2024 to $59.91 million in 2025, 7.4 percent increase
  • Livingston – $48.13 million in 2024 to $47.99 million in 2025, 0.3 percent decrease
  • Orleans – $23.42 million in 2024 to $25.59 million in 2025, 9.3 percent increase
  • Wyoming – $26.82 million in 2024 to $26.77 million in 2025, 0.2 percent decrease

Chenango County saw the biggest increase at 11.8 percent, followed by Yates (11 percent), Hamilton (10.9 percent) and Delaware (10.7 percent).

Sullivan County had the steepest decline at 5.2 percent, followed by Schoharie (3.9 percent) and St. Lawrence (3.0 percent).

State-wide sales tax growth was up 3.9 percent, up significantly from the 0.6 percent in 2024 and higher than the average pre-pandemic growth rate (3.0 percent),  the state comptroller’s office stated in its report.

New York City accounts for about half of the state-wide sales tax revenue. NYC saw a 5.0 percent increase in sales tax revenue, totaling $10.9 billion, which was up by $521 million.