County government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Potter County took in $19.5 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes38%Fines and other11%Fees for services10%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

41%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
36%$7.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$267 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$70 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$7.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.1 million
Fines
0.4%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Social services32%Environment and natural resources1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

32%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$6.8 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)$5.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Police$852 thousand
Social services
32%$6.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$395 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$395 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$257 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Potter 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 Potter 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.