County government · Clinton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton County took in $37.6 million and spent $36.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes36%Fees for services13%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

40%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
35%$13.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$413 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$378 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$2.1 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$15.1 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs21%Social services14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Environment and natural resources6.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.6 million
  • Police$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Social services
14%$5.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
6.4%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$753 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton 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 Clinton 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.