LANCASTER COUNTY finances
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LANCASTER COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Lancaster County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 546,192.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $135.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $28.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $5.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $87.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $60.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $271,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $268.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $11.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $7.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $128,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $317.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $287.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $143.7 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Central Staff | $59.1 million |
| Health | $43.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $42.9 million |
| Judicial | $41.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $21.6 million |
| Correction NEC | $17.8 million |
| Police Protection | $17.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $14.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $2.9 million |
| General NEC | $2.6 million |
| Libraries | $2.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $1.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $583,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $536,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $425,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $154.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $143.7 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $398,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $28.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $87.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $60.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $271,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $21.0 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $17.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $14.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $583,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $37.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $59.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $43.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $166,000 |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $536,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $2.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $17.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $42.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.2 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $425,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $602,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $4.1 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $697,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.8 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $1.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $69,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $394,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $7.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $128,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $126.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $9.6 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $34,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $293,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.0 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $12,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.3 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 421071173728.