Pennsylvania's money: where it comes from and where it goes

• Motor fuel taxes$3.38 billion
• Other selective sales taxes$2.32 billion
• Amusement taxes$2.28 billion
• Estate and gift taxes$1.58 billion
• Motor vehicle licenses$1.48 billion
• Public utility taxes$1.40 billion
• Occupation and business licenses$1.32 billion
• Insurance premium taxes$1.02 billion
• Tobacco taxes$960 million
• Real estate and stock transfer taxes$697 million
• Alcoholic beverage taxes$473 million
• Driver's licenses$93.9 million
• Hunting and fishing licenses$91.7 million
• Public utility licenses$86.2 million
• Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66.8 million
• Alcoholic beverage licenses$35.3 million
• Amusement licenses$33.5 million
• Other licenses$21.2 million
• Corporation licenses$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

• Hospital bills$7.08 billion
• College tuition$4.21 billion
• Liquor stores$2.55 billion
• Tolls on roads and bridges$1.61 billion
• University housing and dining$1.15 billion
• Other service charges$592 million
• Other education charges$205 million
• Housing$144 million
• Parks, land and natural resources$94.8 million
• Parks and recreation$78.7 million
• Road charges$59.9 million
• Sewer$3.4 million
• Airport$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

• Other public welfare$39.1 billion
• Welfare institutions$263 million
• Unemployment and social insurance offices$131 million
• Veterans' services$9.3 million

• Sent to school districts$19.6 billion
• Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.69 billion
• Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.97 billion
• Sent to local governments: public health$1.38 billion
• Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.21 billion
• Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.10 billion
• Sent to local governments: other education$764 million
• Sent to local governments: housing and community development$291 million
• Sent to local governments: general support$265 million
• Sent to school districts (colleges)$262 million
• Sent to local governments: police$157 million
• Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$138 million
• Sent to the federal government$111 million
• Sent to local governments: libraries$74.7 million
• Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$55.7 million
• Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$47.5 million
• Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$36.8 million
• Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$34.2 million
• Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$18.9 million
• Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$14.1 million
• Sent to local governments: airports$13.6 million
• Sent to local governments: other government administration$11.0 million
• Sent to local governments: sewer systems$5.9 million

• Colleges and universities$10.5 billion
• Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.46 billion
• Other education$1.14 billion
• College housing, dining and bookstores$1.08 billion

• Hospitals$7.36 billion
• Public health$3.86 billion

• Roads and highways$8.16 billion
• Toll roads and bridges$1.71 billion
• Airports$7.0 million
• Public transit$5.4 million
• Ports and harbors$3.6 million

• Prisons and jails$2.74 billion
• Police$1.72 billion
• Courts and legal services$793 million
• Inspections and regulation$328 million
• Probation, parole and other corrections$190 million

• Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.49 billion
• Other and not broken out$1.47 billion
• Government buildings$848 million
• Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$711 million
• Other government administration$51.7 million

• Liquor stores$2.31 billion
• Garbage and solid waste$54.2 million
• Sewer systems$22.1 million

• Natural resources, farming and conservation$868 million

• Parks and recreation$705 million
• Libraries$16.8 million