SUSSEX COUNTY finances
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SUSSEX COUNTY
County in Delaware (Sussex County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 241,635.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $151.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $47.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $53.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $4.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $14.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $85.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $61.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $8.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $5.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $271.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $155.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $202.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Sewerage | $62.4 million |
| Health | $21.3 million |
| Central Staff | $11.1 million |
| General NEC | $10.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $7.0 million |
| Libraries | $5.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $5.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $5.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $4.5 million |
| Police Protection | $4.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $3.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $908,000 |
| Air Trans | $760,000 |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $124,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $200.0 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $9.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $202.2 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $766,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $29.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $16.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $1.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $4.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $14.6 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $760,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $6.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $5.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $9.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $21.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $3.1 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $5.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $908,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $4.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $19.0 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $124,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $3.2 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $713,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $50,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $29,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $5.2 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $2,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $43.4 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.6 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $3.7 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $8.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $5.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $84.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $955,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $63.0 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $23.8 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $667,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $97,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $28.4 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 101005193140.