County government · Clarion County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarion County took in $32.0 million and spent $31.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County taxes32%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

58%

of Clarion County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$9.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$429 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$299 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$93 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$18.4 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$678 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Social services26%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking0.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

26%

of Clarion 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
28%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
Social services
26%$8.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.0 million
Health and hospitals
17%$5.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarion County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clarion 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.