County government · Warren County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren County took in $47.3 million and spent $46.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services38%State tax money37%County taxes24%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Warren County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$11.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$316 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$277 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$18.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$17.5 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$217 thousand
Fines
0.3%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Social services49%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Environment and natural resources2.3%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

49%

of Warren 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
49%$22.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$18.4 million
  • Other public welfare$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.9 million
Health and hospitals
15%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$5.1 million
  • Police$289 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$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
1.2%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$579 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$438 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$438 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$379 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.