County government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington County took in $187 million and spent $189 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Federal tax money28%County taxes24%Fees for services (housing)8.4%Fines and other5.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Washington County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
23%$42.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$14.8 million
  • Housing$801 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$51.7 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$64.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$394 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$10.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Social services24%Housing and community development11%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

24%

of Washington County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$50.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$24.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$9.8 million
  • Police$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$48.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
Social services
24%$44.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44.8 million
Housing and community development
11%$20.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.6%$12.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Airports$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$351 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$351 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.