County government · Crawford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crawford County took in $91.2 million and spent $61.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money17%Federal tax money14%Fees for services14%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

14%

of Crawford County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
51%$46.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$851 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$590 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$225 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$12.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$13.0 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$15.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Social services46%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs9.5%Sent to other local governments4.9%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

46%

of Crawford 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%

Social services
46%$28.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$20.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$8.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$20.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.1 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$3.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$389 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$389 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$278 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.