Dutchess County Comptroller Releases Annual Sales Tax Update—$265.8 Million Collected In 2025

The Dutchess County Comptroller’s Office has completed its annual report on the County’s sales tax revenues for year ending 2025. Sales tax collections totaled $265.8 million in 2025, up 0.8% from 2024, but $2.2 million less than what had been projected for the 2025 budget.

Dutchess County collected approximately 2.75 times more in sales tax than property tax, comprising 41% of all County revenue in 2025. There were two notable updates to sales tax collection last year:

• Dutchess County received Home Rule approval from the State Legislature to permit the County to extend its previously increased sales tax rate from 3% to 3.75% through November 30, 2027.
• Beginning March 1, 2025, sales tax began to apply to all short-term rental occupancy units.

According to the 2026 adopted budget, sales tax revenue is projected to be $268.4 million. This projection is likely to be impacted by the rising cost of fossil fuels and, effective June, a new sales tax cap on gasoline at $3/gallon took effect. As of the publication of this report, year-to-date sales tax payments are up by 5.86% compared with 2025.

“Because sales tax revenue is so vital to the County’s finances and prone to the whims of consumer decision-making, we will continue to monitor sales tax collection on a monthly basis,” said the Comptroller.

The special report on 2025 Sales Tax Revenue can be found on the Comptroller’s website.