CHESTER COUNTY finances
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CHESTER COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Chester County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 526,759.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $184.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $59.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $14.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $95.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $180.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $207,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $460.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $69.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $24.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $534.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $555.0 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $515.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Health | $161.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $50.7 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $49.6 million |
| Judicial | $47.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $44.9 million |
| Correction Insts | $32.6 million |
| Police Protection | $27.4 million |
| General NEC | $24.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $23.7 million |
| Welfare Insts | $23.4 million |
| Correction NEC | $13.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $10.9 million |
| Libraries | $7.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $6.6 million |
| Central Staff | $4.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $2.5 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $507.4 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $37.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $30.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $515.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $59.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $95.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $180.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $207,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $32.0 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $13.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $6.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $46.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $160.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $1.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $50.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $7.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $9.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $9.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $27.4 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $22.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $44.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $19.6 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $572,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $44.0 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $809,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $1.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $14.7 million |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $792,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $4.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $24.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $178.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $2.1 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $19,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $113,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $844,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $503,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.0 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 421029133449.