County government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tioga County took in $40.1 million and spent $37.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes34%Fees for services10%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
32%$12.9 million
Other taxes
1.7%$695 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$695 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$22.0 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Social services43%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Environment and natural resources1.5%Roads, transit and parking0.8%

What stands out

43%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
43%$15.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Police$228 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$9.6 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$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$745 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand
  • Libraries$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$562 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$562 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tioga 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 Tioga 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.