KERN COUNTY finances
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KERN COUNTY
County in California (Kern County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 916,108.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $715.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $722.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $158.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $125.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.5 billion | C |
| From local governments | $94.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.9 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $118.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $18.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $121.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $3.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $234.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $634.5 million |
| Hospitals | $526.9 million |
| Health | $464.6 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $390.3 million |
| Police Protection | $217.2 million |
| General NEC | $154.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $145.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $89.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $88.4 million |
| Judicial | $82.5 million |
| Correction NEC | $58.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $50.3 million |
| Central Staff | $35.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $18.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $17.0 million |
| Transit Utilities | $10.5 million |
| Libraries | $10.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $7.3 million |
| Air Trans | $4.8 million |
| Sewerage | $4.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $273.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | -$3.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $34.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $234.6 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $6.2 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2.0 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $13.6 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $292.0 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $939,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $1.8 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $8.0 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $117.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $277.8 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $656,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $125.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.5 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $94.3 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $4.8 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $145.6 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $58.8 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $358.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $18.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $82.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $35.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $50.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $448.8 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $526.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $79.5 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $10.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $7.3 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $17.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $184.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $630.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $4.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $89.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $128.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $10.5 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $31.7 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $15.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $8.9 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $32.3 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $26.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $18.7 million |
| I94 | Transit Utilities-Interest | $14,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $14.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $106.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $489.7 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $174.8 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $15.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.7 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $22.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.3 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $4.3 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $1.1 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $3.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $8.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $11.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.2 million |
| U41 | Royalties | $159,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $37.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $93.5 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 061029189634.