County government · Sullivan County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sullivan County took in $8.5 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes37%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services3.3%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
36%$3.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$280 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$355 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$4.2 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$479 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Social services22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Environment and natural resources13%Housing and community development3.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

22%

of Sullivan 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
36%$3.3 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)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Social services
22%$2.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$953 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Housing and community development
3.9%$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.