County government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Blair County took in $89.9 million and spent $93.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes39%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services6.1%

What stands out

48%

of Blair County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
37%$33.5 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$43.0 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$5.9 million
Fines
0.6%$565 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs24%Social services18%Health and hospitals14%Housing and community development2.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

18%

of Blair 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
38%$35.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$18.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.5 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$22.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$12.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
Social services
18%$16.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16.7 million
Health and hospitals
14%$13.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.0 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$514 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$337 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$337 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blair 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 Blair 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.