County government · Bradford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bradford County took in $61.8 million and spent $66.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%County taxes20%Fees for services (airport)16%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
19%$11.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$490 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$431 thousand
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$9.6 million
  • Airport$371 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$37.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Social services42%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals10%Environment and natural resources7.3%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

42%

of Bradford 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
42%$28.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$18.4 million
  • Welfare institutions$9.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.9 million
  • Police$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
10%$6.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.9 million
Environment and natural resources
7.3%$4.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$969 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$969 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bradford 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 Bradford 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.