County government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Montgomery County took in $991 million and spent $990 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes28%Fees for services (housing)7.1%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

55%

of Montgomery County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
28%$273 million
Other taxes
1.0%$9.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$70.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$70.1 million
  • Housing$550 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$51.1 million

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$541 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$45.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Social services47%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals5.4%Housing and community development4.7%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

47%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
47%$461 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$461 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$196 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$95.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$74.4 million
  • Police$26.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$170 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)$105 million
  • Other and not broken out$65.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$53.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53.5 million
Housing and community development
4.7%$46.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$29.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29.4 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$21.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.