County government · Juniata County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Juniata County took in $14.4 million and spent $23.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money42%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services4.7%Fines and other1.6%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

42%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
42%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$683 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$1.1 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$6.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$69 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$195 thousand
Fines
0.2%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Social services28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Housing and community development2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$11.5 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)$9.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Social services
28%$6.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Police$186 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$578 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Juniata 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 Juniata 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.