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SAN MATEO COUNTY finances

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SAN MATEO COUNTY

County in California (San Mateo County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 758,308.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$785.4 millionT
Charges and fees$627.3 millionA
Other general revenue$99.8 millionU
From the federal government$56.0 millionB
From the state government$1.2 billionC
From local governments$26.8 millionD
Spending: current operations$2.0 billionE
Spending: construction$133.5 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$31.1 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$123.8 millionL M Q S
General revenue$2.7 billionT A U B C D
Direct spending$2.1 billionE F G I J
Debt at year end$1.3 billion49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
General NEC$487.4 million
Health$383.0 million
Hospitals$276.6 million
Welfare NEC$227.2 million
Police Protection$178.3 million
Correction Insts$117.0 million
Judicial$97.4 million
Elem Sec Educ$81.6 million
Central Staff$60.6 million
Financial Adm$39.5 million
Solid Waste Mgt$30.1 million
Regular Highways$29.6 million
Parks & Rec$29.5 million
Sewerage$19.8 million
Natural Resources NEC$18.2 million
Correction NEC$14.5 million
Local Fire Protection$11.2 million
Protective Inspection$5.9 million
Air Trans$4.0 million
Water Transport$1.2 million
Transit Utilities$885,000
Water Utilities$124,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$1.4 billion
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$337,000
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$56.7 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$1.3 billion
A01Air Transportation Charges$5.5 million
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$6.0 million
A36Hospital Charges$376.2 million
A44Regular Highway Charges$114,000
A59Nat Resources NEC Charges$75,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$825,000
A80Sewerage Charges$18.3 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$1.8 million
A87Water Trans & Terminal Charges$1.6 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$216.8 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$72,000
B89Federal IG Other$56.0 million
C89State IG Other$1.2 billion
D89Local IG Other$26.8 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$4.0 million
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$113.2 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$14.5 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$75.8 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$39.5 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$11.2 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$97.4 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$60.6 million
E32Health-Current Operation$382.1 million
E36Hospitals-Current Oper$276.6 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$26.2 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$10.4 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$21.3 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$170.0 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$5.9 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$227.2 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$18.7 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$30.1 million
E87Water Transport-Current Oper$1.2 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$393.0 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$124,000
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$885,000
F04Correction Insts-Construction$3.8 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$5.8 million
F32Health-Construction$840,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$3.4 million
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$7.8 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$8.2 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$8.3 million
F79Welfare NEC-Construction$12,000
F80Sewerage-Construction$1.0 million
F89General NEC-Construction$94.4 million
I89General Interest on Debt$31.1 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$14.7 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$109.1 million
T01Property Tax$602.6 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$139.7 million
T15Public Utilities Tax$4.3 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$4.4 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$14.8 million
T29Other License Tax$3.4 million
T51Documentary & Stock Trans Tax$16.2 million
U20Interest Earnings$1.8 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$8.7 million
U40Rents$29.5 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$59.8 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 061081123088.