All counties in the WGXC listening area had sales tax revenues grow in 2014, according to a report released Feb. 3 from New York's comptrollers office. Columbia County had the biggest increases in the state, ahead six percent from 2013, up to $35,690,081. Greene and Ulster counties rose the least, 1.2 percent and .2 percent, respectively. Schoharie (5.4 percent), Delaware (5.5), Albany (4.3) and Dutchess (4.9) also had healthy growth, while Rensselaer (2.8) and Schenectady (3.9) showed more modest growth.

Local numbers in 2013, 2014, and percentage growth:
Albany 240,696,427 251,043,069 4.3%
Columbia 33,657,153 35,690,081 6.0%
Delaware 20,533,333 21,656,372 5.5%
Dutchess 165,945,207 174,154,357 4.9%
Greene 28,604,034 28,941,513 1.2%
Rensselaer 76,815,961 78,940,487 2.8%
Schenectady 90,715,706 94,275,742 3.9%
Schoharie 14,209,992 14,974,531 5.4%
Ulster 103,274,569 103,489,188 0.2%