County government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Perry County took in $45.6 million and spent $27.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%Federal tax money30%State tax money27%Fees for services9.6%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

30%

of Perry County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$14.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$13.7 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$12.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs26%Social services22%Health and hospitals8.3%Roads, transit and parking0.2%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Perry County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Police$979 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$7.2 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)$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$743 thousand
Social services
22%$6.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
8.3%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.