County government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mifflin County took in $39.5 million and spent $34.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County taxes37%Fees for services8.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
37%$14.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other selective sales taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$133 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$20.7 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$481 thousand
Fines
1.0%$403 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Health and hospitals36%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Mifflin 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.4 million
Health and hospitals
36%$12.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$792 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$322 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$322 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$302 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mifflin 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 Mifflin 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.