County government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Somerset County took in $53.4 million and spent $55.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Local tax money48%County taxes44%Fees for services4.7%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

48%

of Somerset County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
40%$21.4 million
Other taxes
3.7%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
48%$25.7 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Social services35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

35%

of Somerset 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%

Social services
35%$19.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$14.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.8 million
  • Police$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$10.0 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)$8.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Airports$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$609 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$508 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$508 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somerset 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 Somerset 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.