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WASHINGTON DC CITY
City or town in District of Columbia (Washington DC County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 09/30); population 712,816.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $10.2 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.3 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $1.0 billion | U |
| From the federal government | $6.4 billion | B |
| From the state government | $195.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $617.9 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $17.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $1.8 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $728.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $46.5 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $837.4 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $19.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $19.7 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $18.6 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $5.3 billion |
| Elem Sec Educ | $3.6 billion |
| General NEC | $1.9 billion |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.2 billion |
| Health | $999.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $868.3 million |
| Police Protection | $672.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $657.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $401.0 million |
| Sewerage | $384.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $379.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $331.6 million |
| Central Staff | $312.4 million |
| Hospitals | $281.7 million |
| Correction Insts | $280.6 million |
| Judicial | $278.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $191.5 million |
| Higher Educ | $189.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $180.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $154.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $139.4 million |
| Libraries | $89.8 million |
| Employment Sec Admin | $35.9 million |
| Parking | $35.9 million |
| Transit Utilities | $16.0 million |
| Welfare Insts | $6.7 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $3.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $17.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.7 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.4 billion |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $18.5 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $108.1 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $100.2 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $23,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $3.5 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $321,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $24.7 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $121.0 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $2.3 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $78.7 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $35.9 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $24.9 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $448.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $7.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $272.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $256.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $6.4 billion |
| C89 | State IG Other | $195.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $617.9 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $273.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $3.4 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $3.3 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $170.5 million |
| E22 | Employment Sec Admin-Cur Op 1/ | $35.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $822.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $355.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $273.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $275.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $147.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $924.8 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $271.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $152.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 billion |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $66.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $137.3 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $31.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $338.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $644.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $149.0 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $6.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $5.3 billion |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $196.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $164.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.8 billion |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $180.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $8.8 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $6.7 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $265.2 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $18.7 million |
| F22 | Employment Sec Adm-Const | $94,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $45.4 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $23.3 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $4.2 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $36.5 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $32.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $75.0 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $10.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $504.5 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $105.0 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $22.9 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $2.1 million |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $4.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $62.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $27.8 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $5.9 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $10.4 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $187.7 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $26.7 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $127.8 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $151.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $7.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $664.0 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $64.9 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $46.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $837.4 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.0 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $1.8 billion |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $6.9 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $119.2 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $22.9 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $173.0 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $22.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $100.9 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $9.5 million |
| T22 | Corporation License Tax | $39.1 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $59.0 million |
| T25 | Motor Vehicle Operators Lic | $5.3 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $83.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $29.3 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $3.1 billion |
| T41 | Corporation Net Income Tax | $991.3 million |
| T50 | Death & Gift Tax | $48.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $690.0 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $5.0 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $11.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $18.0 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $55.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $169.4 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $9.2 million |
| U95 | Net Lottery Revenue | $72.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $706.7 million |
| Y01 | Unemployment-Contribution | $160.8 million |
| Y02 | Unemployment-Interest Revenue | $2.0 million |
| Y05 | Unemployment-Benefit Payments | $40.0 million |
| Y07 | Unemployment-Bal In US Treas | $175.3 million |
| Y08 | Unempl-Other Bal-Pos or Neg | $120.8 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 112001124214.