County government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lebanon County took in $100 million and spent $87.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%Fees for services28%State tax money20%Fines and other16%

What stands out

28%

of Lebanon County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
36%$35.6 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$27.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$27.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$20.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
14%$13.9 million
Fines
2.4%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Social services14%Housing and community development3.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

31%

of Lebanon County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
31%$27.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$22.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$15.8 million
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$21.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Government buildings$6.8 million
Social services
14%$12.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.0 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$3.0 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$290 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lebanon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lebanon 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.