County government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Franklin County took in $114 million and spent $111 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money24%Federal tax money22%Fees for services7.7%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes42%

Property tax
40%$46.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$25.7 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$27.5 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$4.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals16%Social services15%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Franklin 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$41.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$22.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.8 million
  • Police$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$31.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$10.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
16%$17.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.9 million
Social services
15%$16.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16.2 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$671 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$184 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$99 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.