County government · Fayette County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fayette County took in $182 million and spent $202 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%County taxes20%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (housing)5.2%Local tax money1.7%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
18%$33.3 million
Other taxes
1.8%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$9.4 million
  • Housing$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$21.5 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$108 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$3.1 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$2.4 million
Fines
0.4%$711 thousand

Where it goes

Social services39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals10%Housing and community development8.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

39%

of Fayette 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
39%$78.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$50.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$32.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.1 million
  • Police$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$21.5 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)$13.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
10%$21.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21.1 million
Housing and community development
8.9%$17.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$5.5 million
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.8 million
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$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$713 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Fayette 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.