County government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Northampton County took in $433 million and spent $425 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County taxes23%Federal tax money13%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
23%$97.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$36.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$36.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$56.2 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$232 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$175 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$7.3 million

Where it goes

Social services60%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals8.1%Running the government and other costs6.5%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

60%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
60%$254 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$141 million
  • Welfare institutions$113 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$94.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$43.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$40.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$9.8 million
  • Police$529 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$34.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.6 million
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$27.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$2.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northampton 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 Northampton 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.