SANTA BARBARA COUNTY finances
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
County in California (Santa Barbara County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 444,766.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $502.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $354.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $26.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $68.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $462.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $26.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $110.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $27.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $8.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.4 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $454.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Health | $234.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $178.2 million |
| Police Protection | $99.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $98.0 million |
| General NEC | $92.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $86.3 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $83.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $82.9 million |
| Judicial | $74.2 million |
| Correction NEC | $42.5 million |
| Sewerage | $39.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $37.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $29.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $29.0 million |
| Central Staff | $24.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $18.2 million |
| Libraries | $4.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $4.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $941,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $259,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $454.5 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $17.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $17.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $454.0 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $3.0 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $682,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $5.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $8.7 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $17.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $59.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $259.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $832,000 |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $3,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $68.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $462.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $26.1 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $82.9 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $42.5 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $81.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $29.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $95.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $74.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $24.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $233.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $53.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $14.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $16.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $95.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $941,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $177.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $37.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $74.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $4.0 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $259,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $42,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $1.7 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $2.6 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $32.4 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $14.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $4.6 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $464,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $33.0 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $18.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $255,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $27.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $8.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $429.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $24.2 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $4.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $17.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $7.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $13.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $7.7 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $216,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $1.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $432,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $17.5 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 061083161114.