County government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), York County took in $609 million and spent $570 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes34%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other4.3%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

57%

of York County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$203 million
Other taxes
0.7%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$26.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$344 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$4.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$18.8 million
Fines
1.2%$7.1 million

Where it goes

Social services42%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals9.7%Environment and natural resources3.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

42%

of York County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
42%$237 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$160 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$73.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$61.3 million
  • Police$14.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$590 thousand
  • Fire protection$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$84.1 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$58.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.7%$55.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55.1 million
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$19.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$7.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$460 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$460 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$349 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$349 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

York 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 York 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.