BERKS COUNTY finances
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BERKS COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Berks County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 421,017.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $151.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $130.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $13.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $308.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $553.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $24.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $5.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $604.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $583.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $134.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $198.8 million |
| Health | $69.8 million |
| Judicial | $59.0 million |
| Correction Insts | $45.5 million |
| Welfare Insts | $44.8 million |
| General NEC | $43.5 million |
| Central Staff | $28.7 million |
| Correction NEC | $26.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $15.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $11.7 million |
| Police Protection | $11.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $7.8 million |
| Libraries | $4.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $2.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $301,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $147.0 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $28.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $40.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $134.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $130.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $308.6 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $44.0 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $26.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $11.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $58.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $14.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $15.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $69.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $7.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $11.4 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $38.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $198.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $301,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $42.5 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $565,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $14.1 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $676,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $983,000 |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $6.0 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $148.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.6 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $129,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $333,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $11.2 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 421011173716.