County government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cumberland County took in $187 million and spent $172 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%State tax money32%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)20%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Cumberland County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$57.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$36.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$35.1 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$377 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$20.6 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$59.2 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$241 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$7.3 million
Fines
1.7%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Health and hospitals20%Running the government and other costs17%Social services17%Housing and community development8.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

8.5%

of Cumberland County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$60.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$28.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.3 million
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$33.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$29.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.5 million
Social services
17%$29.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$29.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$14 thousand
Housing and community development
8.5%$14.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$547 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$547 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$420 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$420 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.