County government · Armstrong County, PA

Armstrong County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Armstrong County took in $50.0 million and spent $39.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money26%Federal tax money20%Fees for services14%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Armstrong County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
37%$18.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$130 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
20%$9.9 million

State tax money26%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
26%$12.8 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$143 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Health and hospitals17%Social services15%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources7.1%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

15%

of Armstrong County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.0 million
  • Police$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
17%$6.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.8 million
Social services
15%$6.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
7.1%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$661 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$661 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Armstrong County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Armstrong County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.