LANCASTER COUNTY finances
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LANCASTER COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Lancaster County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 556,629.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $140.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $27.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $8.1 million | U |
| From the federal government | $56.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $69.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $6.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $270.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $10.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $6.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $192,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $308.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $286.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $129.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $51.0 million |
| Health | $50.0 million |
| Correction Insts | $39.1 million |
| Judicial | $38.1 million |
| Correction NEC | $18.5 million |
| Central Staff | $16.5 million |
| Police Protection | $16.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $15.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $11.8 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $8.0 million |
| General NEC | $4.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.0 million |
| Libraries | $3.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $2.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $1.7 million |
| Transit Utilities | $463,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $130.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $14.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $15.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $129.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $512,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $26.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $56.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $69.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $6.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $38.3 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $18.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $11.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $37.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $15.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $50.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $173,000 |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $3.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $8.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $15.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $50.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $463,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $804,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $17,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $454,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $645,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $130,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $2.4 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $2.3 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $5,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $46,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $264,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $294,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $2.8 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $6.0 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $80,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $112,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $128.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $12.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $23,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.3 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $4,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $714,000 |
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 421071173728.