DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $18.2 Billion Through September 2025, Up Over 4.3% Over Prior Year

Local government sales tax collections totaled $18.2 billion from January to September 2025, an increase of 4.3% ($747 million) compared to the same period last year, according to the quarterly sales tax report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Growth so far this year is higher than the 3.8% average growth rate seen from January to September for the 2010 to 2019 period of recovery and expansion following the Great Recession.

"New York's local sales tax revenues rose through September compared to last year, but federal policy actions create significant fiscal risk for municipalities amid signs of a slowing economy," said DiNapoli. "Local officials who rely on these revenues should take advantage of the financial planning tools and guidance my office offers to help them bolster their fiscal resilience."

Findings from DiNapoli's report on sales tax collections from January to September 2025 include:

• Each of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, had a year-over-year increase in collections.
• New York City's sales tax collections totaled $8.1 billion, an increase of 5.7% ($441 million), year over year, while aggregate collections for the counties and cities in the rest of the state grew by 3% ($258 million).
• Outside of New York City, regional growth ranged from a low of 0.6% (Mohawk Valley) to a high of 4.3% (Western New York).
• Nearly 90% of counties experienced a year-over-year increase in collections, with close to one-third of counties seeing more than 5% growth.
• Hamilton County saw the highest growth at 12%, followed by the counties of Yates and Chenango (each at 10.4%), Delaware (10.3%) and Orleans (9.7%).
• Among the six counties that had decreases in collections, Sullivan had the steepest decline (-4.7%), followed by Schoharie (-4.4%), Livingston (-2.5%) and St. Lawrence (-2.1%)
• Over half of cities outside of New York City that impose their own sales tax experienced growth in collections. Norwich had the largest increase at 17.2%, followed by Salamanca (8.7%). Of the remaining eight cities that experienced decreases in collections, Utica had the steepest decline (-8.9%), followed by Gloversville (-7.2%) and Oneida (-5.3%).

A few of the more notable factors that can help explain local sales tax growth or decline are changes in the rate of inflation, personal consumption and employment and wages. Due to the federal government shutdown, however, national personal consumption data and federal-state cooperative labor market data for the month of September were not released in time to be included in this report.

Report
Local Sales Tax Collections from January to September 2025

Data
Regional Table with Detailed Sales Tax Collections by County and City