County government · Forest County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest County took in $7.8 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%State tax money27%County taxes23%Fees for services (transit fares)7.6%Fines and other2.3%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

39%

of Forest County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
22%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$594 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and transit fares
  • Other service charges$563 thousand
  • Transit fares$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$3.1 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$2.1 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$69 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources9.4%Social services8.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

9.4%

of Forest County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$796 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$852 thousand
  • Police$344 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$327 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.5 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$759 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$361 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$343 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.4%$705 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$705 thousand
Social services
8.5%$635 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$635 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$434 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$434 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
  • Libraries$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest 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 Forest 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.