County government · Greene County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greene County took in $38.7 million and spent $39.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes36%Fees for services11%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Greene County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
35%$13.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$226 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$183 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$163 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$19.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.1 million
Fines
0.4%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Social services26%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Health and hospitals8.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

26%

of Greene 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
29%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Police$400 thousand
Social services
26%$10.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$874 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$805 thousand
  • Airports$69 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$224 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$159 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.