County government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Schuylkill County took in $147 million and spent $134 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%County taxes30%Fees for services6.3%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

61%

of Schuylkill County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
29%$42.8 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$711 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$365 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$90.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Social services21%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs8.2%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

21%

of Schuylkill County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$35.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$18.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.8 million
  • Police$921 thousand
Social services
21%$28.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$26.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26.0 million
Health and hospitals
18%$24.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$11.1 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)$8.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Housing and community development
6.3%$8.5 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$591 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$367 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$367 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schuylkill County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Schuylkill 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.