County government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbia County took in $42.7 million and spent $21.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes34%Fees for services11%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$14.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$483 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$479 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$22.8 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$406 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs38%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

60%

of Columbia County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.6 million
  • Police$955 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$789 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia 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 Columbia 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.