LEHIGH COUNTY finances
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LEHIGH COUNTY
County in Pennsylvania (Lehigh County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 376,317.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $119.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $24.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $24.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $375.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $514.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $16.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $4.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $544.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $534.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $172.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $149.3 million |
| Welfare Insts | $104.0 million |
| Health | $90.5 million |
| Judicial | $36.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $36.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $22.9 million |
| Central Staff | $22.0 million |
| General NEC | $18.4 million |
| Correction NEC | $17.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.9 million |
| Police Protection | $10.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.3 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $1.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $1.0 million |
| Libraries | $858,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $117.1 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $62.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $6.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $172.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $24.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $375.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $35.2 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $17.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $22.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $36.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $22.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $90.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $1.0 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $858,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $1.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $10.0 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $103.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $141.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $11.5 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $18,000 |
| F77 | Welfare Insts-Construction | $185,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $7.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $4.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $118.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $11.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $767,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.4 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 421077194489.