County government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dauphin County took in $304 million and spent $317 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money33%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)9.5%Fines and other5.4%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes40%

Property tax
36%$109 million
Other taxes
4.4%$13.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.3 million
  • Other licenses$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$28.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 1 more
  • Other service charges$27.6 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$119 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%$32.3 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$100 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$3.3 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$11.3 million
Fines
1.7%$5.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Social services20%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

20%

of Dauphin County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$132 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$76.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$45.4 million
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$862 thousand
Social services
20%$65.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$65.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$49.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$33.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.2 million
Health and hospitals
13%$42.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$16.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.3 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$811 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dauphin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Dauphin 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.