County government · Cameron County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cameron County took in $5.3 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money36%Local tax money7.9%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services6.7%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

7.9%

of Cameron County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes39%

Property tax
38%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$355 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$357 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.9 million

Local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.9%$417 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$197 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Social services24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

24%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.1 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Social services
24%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$679 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$649 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$927 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$927 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cameron 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 Cameron 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.