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LACKAWANNA COUNTY finances

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LACKAWANNA COUNTY

County in Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 215,615.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$96.6 millionT
Charges and fees$92.2 millionA
Other general revenue$7.2 millionU
From the federal government$10.2 millionB
From the state government$73.9 millionC
From local governments$348,000D
Spending: current operations$244.9 millionE
Spending: construction$51.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$8.8 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$280.3 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$305.4 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$209.5 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Judicial$95.6 million
Welfare NEC$47.8 million
Correction Insts$35.7 million
Financial Adm$29.0 million
General NEC$25.0 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$11.1 million
Regular Highways$11.1 million
Correction NEC$10.2 million
Police Protection$9.4 million
Parks & Rec$8.8 million
Libraries$7.6 million
Health$5.2 million

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$195.9 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$14.2 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$569,000
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$209.5 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$92.2 million
B89Federal IG Other$10.2 million
C89State IG Other$73.9 million
D89Local IG Other$348,000
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$31.3 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$10.2 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$29.0 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$95.6 million
E32Health-Current Operation$33,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$167,000
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$11.1 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$7.6 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$2.0 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$9.4 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$47.8 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$629,000
F04Correction Insts-Construction$4.4 million
F32Health-Construction$5.1 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$10.9 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$6.8 million
F89General NEC-Construction$24.4 million
I89General Interest on Debt$8.8 million
T01Property Tax$92.5 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$4.1 million
U20Interest Earnings$1.1 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$164,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$5.9 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 421069191328.