SUSSEX COUNTY finances
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SUSSEX COUNTY
County in Delaware (Sussex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 255,956.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $69.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $36.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $78.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $22.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $13.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $113.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $100.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $7.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $4.9 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $221.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $221.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $196.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Sewerage | $117.5 million |
| Health | $33.5 million |
| Central Staff | $12.4 million |
| Air Trans | $10.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $7.6 million |
| General NEC | $6.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $6.1 million |
| Libraries | $6.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $3.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $2.3 million |
| Water Utilities | $1.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $1.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $139,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $192.1 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $16.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $11.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $196.8 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $831,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $34.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $1.7 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $22.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $13.7 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $1.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $7.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $6.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $11.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $31.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $3.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $5.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $29.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $139,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $6.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $8.4 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $33,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $446,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.7 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $199,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $87.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $53,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $331,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $6.8 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $928,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $4.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $21.3 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $808,000 |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $47.8 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $24.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $742,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $18.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $104,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $34.5 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 101005193140.