County government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huntingdon County took in $31.7 million and spent $29.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes43%Fees for services4.2%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
41%$13.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$581 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$491 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$339 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$15.2 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$710 thousand
Fines
1.7%$549 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services29%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals9.3%Environment and natural resources5.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

29%

of Huntingdon 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
31%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$818 thousand
Social services
29%$8.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
9.3%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$361 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$283 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon 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.