County government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carbon County took in $49.3 million and spent $56.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money31%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)17%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

44%

of Carbon County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
44%$21.5 million
Other taxes
4.0%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.5 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$496 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$571 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$15.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Social services23%Environment and natural resources5.1%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

23%

of Carbon 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$18.5 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$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$17.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$8.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.8 million
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Social services
23%$12.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.9 million
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$2.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$922 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$914 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$722 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$722 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$586 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$420 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carbon 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 Carbon 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.