County government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wyoming County took in $27.4 million and spent $31.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes37%Fees for services11%Local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
35%$9.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$699 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$696 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$14.0 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$235 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Social services20%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Social services
20%$6.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.2 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$268 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wyoming County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wyoming 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.