County government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cambria County took in $178 million and spent $186 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%County taxes23%Federal tax money6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.1%Fines and other2.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
23%$40.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$751 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$751 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.9 million
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$12.2 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$111 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$303 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Social services41%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals11%Sent to other local governments3.6%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

41%

of Cambria 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
41%$76.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$37.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$16.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.5 million
  • Police$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$34.0 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$14.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.3 million
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
11%$19.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$6.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.7 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$938 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$938 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cambria County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Cambria 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.