County government · Jefferson County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson County took in $32.3 million and spent $34.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money31%Federal tax money22%Fees for services9.3%Fines and other3.1%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
34%$10.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$252 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.0 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%$7.2 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$9.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$139 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$560 thousand
Fines
1.4%$453 thousand

Where it goes

Social services38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development10%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

38%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$13.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Police$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.8 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)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
Housing and community development
10%$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$530 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$530 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$505 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.