CHESTER COUNTY finances
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CHESTER COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Chester County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 545,823.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $190.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $60.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $25.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $72.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $198.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $236,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $478.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $14.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $22.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $547.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $515.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $468.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Health | $182.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $53.1 million |
| Judicial | $48.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $46.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $26.9 million |
| Welfare Insts | $25.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $15.6 million |
| Correction NEC | $15.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $14.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $13.6 million |
| General NEC | $13.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $12.2 million |
| Central Staff | $9.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $8.8 million |
| Police Protection | $6.7 million |
| Libraries | $899,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $506.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $38.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $468.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $60.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $72.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $198.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $236,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $51.6 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $15.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $13.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $47.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $9.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $182.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $5.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $26.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $899,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $12.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $11.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $6.7 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $24.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $46.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $11.4 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $507,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $4.0 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $40,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.7 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $1.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $337,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.8 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $22.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $184.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $5.7 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $1,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $95,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $14.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $490,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $10.7 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 421029133449.