County government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beaver County took in $225 million and spent $215 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes26%Federal tax money20%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
26%$57.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$17.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17.7 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%$45.4 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$95.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$6.6 million

Where it goes

Social services38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

38%

of Beaver 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%

Social services
38%$81.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$81.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$44.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$22.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8.2 million
  • Police$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$44.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.2 million
  • Government buildings$9.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
Health and hospitals
14%$30.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beaver 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 Beaver 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.