County Commons · Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 67 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
13,078,751 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.6% since 2020) · 67 counties
The state's money — Pennsylvania state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $128 billion and spent $125.4 billion · $9,588 per resident. It owed $47.7 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$39.83 · $49 billion
Education$27.22 · $33.5 billion
Highways$7.98 · $9.8 billion
Hospitals$6.47 · $8 billion
Other and unallocable$4.94 · $6.1 billion
Governmental administration$3.66 · $4.5 billion
Health$3.64 · $4.5 billion
Correction$2.34 · $2.9 billion
Police protection$1.37 · $1.7 billion
Interest on general debt$1.30 · $1.6 billion
Natural resources$0.73 · $902.8 million
Parks and recreation$0.53 · $653.1 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $123.1 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$55.1 billion
Individual income tax$17 billion
General sales tax$15.4 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$11.7 billion
Corporate income tax$5.7 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$2.9 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$2.3 billion
Property tax (state share)$46.2 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$49.2 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$14.4 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$6.8 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$14 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.