County government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McKean County took in $44.8 million and spent $44.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes33%Fees for services (airport)9.6%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
32%$14.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$626 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$522 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Airport$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$24.1 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Social services17%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

38%

of McKean County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
38%$16.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and prisons and jails
  • Courts and legal services$4.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.4 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)$6.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Social services
17%$7.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$307 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McKean 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 McKean 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.