Everything about money
Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in Delaware
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | $3.9 billion | 577,961 | $6,718 | DE-AL |
| Sussex County | $2.8 billion | 255,626 | $11,006 | DE-AL |
| Kent County | $1.7 billion | 187,604 | $9,327 | DE-AL |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
89 local governments in Delaware in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | New Castle | - | $179.3 million | $456.2 million | $91.1 million |
| NEW CASTLE COUNTY | County | New Castle | 575,494 | $220.0 million | $373.5 million | $532.0 million |
| REDCLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | New Castle | - | $119.2 million | $349.2 million | $94.0 million |
| WILMINGTON CITY | City or town | New Castle | 71,569 | $140.2 million | $342.7 million | $188.5 million |
| INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $63.5 million | $286.8 million | $183.4 million |
| APPOQUINIMINK SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | New Castle | - | $72.0 million | $282.8 million | $240.8 million |
| BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | New Castle | - | $88.8 million | $241.4 million | $99.6 million |
| DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY AUTHORITY | Special district | New Castle | - | $0 | $224.2 million | $475.6 million |
| SUSSEX COUNTY | County | Sussex | 255,956 | $69.9 million | $221.9 million | $196.8 million |
| COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | New Castle | - | $63.9 million | $219.4 million | $70.0 million |
| DELAWARE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION | Special district | Kent | - | $0 | $183.1 million | $32.2 million |
| CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $62.4 million | $173.6 million | $122.4 million |
| CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kent | - | $33.8 million | $159.5 million | $170.2 million |
| CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kent | - | $18.8 million | $157.8 million | $35.6 million |
| DOVER CITY | City or town | Kent | 38,594 | $20.9 million | $150.3 million | $0 |
| NEW CASTLE COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | New Castle | - | $35.7 million | $147.2 million | $78.1 million |
| NEWARK CITY | City or town | New Castle | 30,453 | $13.3 million | $119.5 million | $19.9 million |
| SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kent | - | $18.4 million | $103.8 million | $55.4 million |
| KENT COUNTY | County | Kent | 186,946 | $18.3 million | $103.5 million | $47.6 million |
| MILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $13.8 million | $89.2 million | $68.1 million |
| SEAFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $9.3 million | $70.0 million | $11.3 million |
| MIDDLETOWN TOWN | City or town | New Castle | 24,698 | $5.3 million | $69.0 million | $38.6 million |
| LAKE FOREST SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kent | - | $10.5 million | $68.9 million | $10.2 million |
| MILFORD CITY | City or town | Sussex | 12,981 | $6.4 million | $56.8 million | $5.7 million |
| WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $8.0 million | $53.8 million | $9.9 million |
| WILMINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY | Special district | New Castle | - | $0 | $51.7 million | $54.7 million |
| LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $6.9 million | $43.6 million | $8.3 million |
| SMYRNA TOWN | City or town | Kent | 13,294 | $6.6 million | $41.8 million | $31.2 million |
| SEAFORD CITY | City or town | Sussex | 8,516 | $3.2 million | $38.2 million | $4.4 million |
| SUSSEX TECHNICAL SCHL DISTR | School district | Sussex | - | $19.2 million | $37.8 million | $110.8 million |
| REHOBOTH BEACH CITY | City or town | Sussex | 1,187 | $12.7 million | $34.1 million | $61.7 million |
| POLYTECH SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Kent | - | $6.6 million | $32.2 million | $4.8 million |
| DELMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT | School district | Sussex | - | $2.7 million | $20.0 million | $1.0 million |
| NEW CASTLE COUNTY HOUSING AUTH | Special district | New Castle | - | $0 | $15.7 million | $0 |
| MILLSBORO TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 7,426 | $4.1 million | $12.5 million | $0 |
| BETHANY BEACH TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 1,030 | $5.6 million | $12.2 million | $377,000 |
| LEWES CITY | City or town | Sussex | 3,533 | $9.0 million | $10.8 million | $3.3 million |
| GEORGETOWN TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 7,662 | $2.3 million | $9.2 million | $7.3 million |
| HARRINGTON CITY | City or town | Kent | 3,821 | $1.6 million | $8.1 million | $0 |
| SELBYVILLE TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 3,093 | $2.5 million | $6.5 million | $4.0 million |
| OCEAN VIEW TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 2,848 | $3.4 million | $5.9 million | $3.7 million |
| DOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY | Special district | Kent | - | $0 | $5.7 million | $3.3 million |
| ELSMERE TOWN | City or town | New Castle | 6,160 | $3.0 million | $4.4 million | $0 |
| WYOMING TOWN | City or town | Kent | 1,876 | $1.1 million | $3.0 million | $0 |
| SOUTH BETHANY TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 490 | $2.7 million | $2.8 million | $0 |
| CAMDEN WYOMING SEWER AND WATER AUTHORITY | Special district | Kent | - | $0 | $2.0 million | $0 |
| NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY | Special district | New Castle | - | $0 | $1.9 million | $0 |
| MILLVILLE TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 1,989 | $4.1 million | $1.8 million | $0 |
| SEAFORD DISTRICT LIBRARY | Special district | Sussex | - | $0 | $1.0 million | $315,000 |
| BLADES TOWN | City or town | Sussex | 1,258 | $254,000 | $990,000 | $647,000 |
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Tap a column name to sort. 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.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.