County government · Union County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Union County took in $26.6 million and spent $23.8 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes49%Federal tax money25%State tax money15%Fees for services5.5%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Union County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
46%$12.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$968 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$945 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$6.6 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$4.0 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$157 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.1 million
Fines
0.5%$138 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Social services10%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Environment and natural resources4.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

10%

of Union 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
46%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$714 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
  • Police$762 thousand
Social services
10%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.7%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$526 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$367 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$363 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$363 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.