SANTA BARBARA COUNTY finances
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
County in California (Santa Barbara County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 443,837.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $563.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $397.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $88.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $57.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $512.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $36.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.4 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $103.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $25.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $7.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.5 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $613.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Health | $284.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $202.9 million |
| Police Protection | $131.0 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $129.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $111.7 million |
| General NEC | $102.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $98.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $84.1 million |
| Judicial | $81.0 million |
| Correction NEC | $46.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $40.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $38.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $36.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $29.5 million |
| Central Staff | $23.2 million |
| Sewerage | $6.8 million |
| Libraries | $4.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $3.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $904,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $362,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $434.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $196.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $17.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $613.2 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $4.7 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $907,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $9.8 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $9.5 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $16.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $72.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $283.6 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $9,000 |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $46,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $57.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $512.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $36.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $98.9 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $46.5 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $127.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $38.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $108.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $81.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $23.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $269.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $61.5 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $28.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $22.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $100.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $904,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $202.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $40.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $86.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $3.0 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $362,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $51,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $3.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $15.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $22.6 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $7.7 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $7.4 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $30.4 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $343,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $15.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $25.2 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $7.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $489.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $21.6 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $4.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $17.7 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $8.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $16.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $5.1 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $238,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $2.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $176,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $6.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $72.6 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 061083161114.