SAN DIEGO COUNTY finances
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
County in California (San Diego County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 3,276,208.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.1 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $677.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $366.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $446.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $3.6 billion | C |
| From local governments | $57.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $6.8 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $504.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $51.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $370.4 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $7.2 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $7.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.5 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $1.7 billion |
| Health | $1.4 billion |
| Police Protection | $789.9 million |
| General NEC | $655.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $541.8 million |
| Judicial | $476.0 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $345.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $243.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $227.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $170.6 million |
| Correction NEC | $167.1 million |
| Central Staff | $163.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $67.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $67.2 million |
| Libraries | $63.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $55.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $32.9 million |
| Sewerage | $29.6 million |
| Air Trans | $13.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $5.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $389,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $330.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $113.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.5 billion |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $14.5 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $46.1 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $19.9 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $1.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $8.9 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $61.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $28.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $496.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $23,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $446.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $3.6 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $57.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $13.9 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $517.5 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $167.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $331.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $243.8 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $67.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $476.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $163.2 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $227.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.4 billion |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $116.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $63.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $50.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $66.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $721.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $5.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.7 billion |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $29.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $32.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $319.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $389,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $24.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $13.9 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $54.0 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $4.8 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $68.9 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $363,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $336.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $51.7 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $57.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $313.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.9 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $67.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $13.3 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $7.3 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $27.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $42.4 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $26.2 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $692,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $5.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $13.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $21.6 million |
| U40 | Rents | $11.4 million |
| U41 | Royalties | $80,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $313.7 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 061073161111.