BERKS COUNTY finances
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BERKS COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Berks County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 430,449.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $155.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $137.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $33.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $115,000 | B |
| From the state government | $310.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $573.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $18.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $636.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $593.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $96.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $211.2 million |
| Health | $76.9 million |
| Judicial | $62.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $46.6 million |
| Welfare Insts | $46.1 million |
| Central Staff | $30.3 million |
| Correction NEC | $27.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $21.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $15.7 million |
| General NEC | $14.4 million |
| Police Protection | $11.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.7 million |
| Libraries | $5.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $5.7 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $2.5 million |
| Air Trans | $1.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $291,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $123.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $26.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $96.4 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $3.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $134.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $115,000 |
| C89 | State IG Other | $310.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $45.1 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $27.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $15.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $61.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $19.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $21.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $76.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $5.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $11.7 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $44.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $211.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $291,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $14.3 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $1.0 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $10.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $985,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $134,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $152.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $89,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $15.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $57,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $15.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.