County government · Fulton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fulton County took in $13.2 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%Federal tax money28%State tax money24%Fees for services4.8%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes41%

Property tax
38%$5.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$353 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$353 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$635 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$635 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$3.7 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.2 million

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.7%$353 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Social services33%Running the government and other costs26%Housing and community development3.2%Roads, transit and parking0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Fulton County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Social services
33%$3.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.1 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$375 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.