KERN COUNTY finances
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KERN COUNTY
County in California (Kern County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 901,362.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $542.1 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $630.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $76.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $97.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.3 billion | C |
| From local governments | $77.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.4 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $60.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $29.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $131.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.5 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $285.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $529.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $509.8 million |
| Health | $339.3 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $271.5 million |
| General NEC | $158.4 million |
| Police Protection | $150.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $128.9 million |
| Correction NEC | $88.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $70.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $63.6 million |
| Judicial | $44.7 million |
| Central Staff | $28.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $27.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $15.6 million |
| Transit Utilities | $9.4 million |
| Libraries | $7.8 million |
| Sewerage | $7.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $6.5 million |
| Air Trans | $4.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $425,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $326.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $41.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $285.4 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $6.1 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $544,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $11.0 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $299.1 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $2.8 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $1.7 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.2 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $7.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $82.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $217.8 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $27,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $97.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.3 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $77.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $4.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $128.8 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $88.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $263.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $15.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $44.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $28.8 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $27.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $338.1 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $529.7 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $60.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $7.8 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $425,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $130.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $509.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $5.7 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $70.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $133.5 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $9.1 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $49,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $8.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $3.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $20.1 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $479,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $24.9 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $310,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $29.9 million |
| I94 | Transit Utilities-Interest | $5,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $14.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $117.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $422.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $66.2 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $11.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $4.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $20.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.3 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $7.7 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $5.4 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $4.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $2.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $11.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.8 million |
| U41 | Royalties | $163,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $34.3 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $19.8 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 061029189634.