County government · Wayne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wayne County took in $63.4 million and spent $57.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County taxes45%Fees for services6.9%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

46%

of Wayne County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
43%$27.5 million
Other taxes
1.4%$919 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$909 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$28.9 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Social services26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals21%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

26%

of Wayne 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%

Social services
26%$15.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$12.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$9.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$989 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$989 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$688 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$688 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$566 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.