County government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Susquehanna County took in $26.2 million and spent $39.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes35%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services6.1%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$9.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$218 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$457 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$12.9 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.8 million
Fines
0.4%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Social services11%Health and hospitals5.1%Housing and community development2.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Susquehanna 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
53%$20.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$14.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Police$1.2 million
Social services
11%$4.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$595 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Susquehanna County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Susquehanna 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.