Local government sales tax collections totaled $19.6 billion from January to September 2026, an increase of 7.6% ($1.4 billion) compared to the same period last year, according to the quarterly sales tax report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The year-over-year growth in collections was stronger than the same period in 2025 (4.3%) and more than four times higher than the increase in 2024 (1.7%).
“All regions of the state had year-over-year sales tax collection increases,” DiNapoli said. “But higher costs are forcing many families to stretch their household budgets, which could in turn reduce consumer spending. Given this risk, local governments should temper their expectations for sales tax revenue growth.”
Findings from DiNapoli’s report on sales tax collections from January to September 2026 include:
- Each of the 10 regions in the state had a year-over-year increase in collections, with increases ranging from a low of 5.6% (North Country) to high of 8.5% (New York City). The Central New York region had the next highest increase at 8.2%.
- Year over year, New York City’s sales tax collections totaled $8.8 billion, an increase of 8.5% ($693 million), while aggregate collections for the counties and cities in the rest of the state grew by 6.7% ($597 million) and other local sales tax collections increased 7.9% ($93 million).
- All but one county outside of New York City experienced increases in collections, with eight counties seeing double-digit growth.
- Wayne County saw the highest growth at 16.3%, followed by the counties of Montgomery (15.3%), Seneca (13.4%), Genesee (11.8%) and Wyoming (11.2%).
- Sullivan County was the only county to see a year-over-year decrease in collections at -1.9%, and St. Lawrence County had almost no growth (0.3%).
- Sixteen of the 18 cities outside of New York City that impose their own sales tax experienced growth in collections. Ogdensburg had the largest increase at 28.6%, followed by Oneida (20.6%), Johnstown (19%) and Oswego (14.1%). The two cities that had decreases in collections were Gloversville and Salamanca at -3.4% and -1.8%, respectively.
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