County government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bedford County took in $30.5 million and spent $28.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes40%Fees for services13%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

42%

of Bedford County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
40%$12.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other selective sales taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$109 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$12.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
3.3%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$295 thousand

Where it goes

Social services37%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

37%

of Bedford County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$10.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Police$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$866 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$866 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$863 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$635 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$635 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bedford 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.