POLK COUNTY finances
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POLK COUNTY
County in Florida (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 09/30); population 744,552.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $451.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $231.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $131.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $72.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $62.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $38.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $748.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $147.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $10.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $987.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $906.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $324.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $126.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $115.4 million |
| General NEC | $93.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $91.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $77.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $66.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $56.7 million |
| Health | $55.3 million |
| Hospitals | $37.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $32.4 million |
| Judicial | $26.8 million |
| Welfare NEC | $21.4 million |
| Central Staff | $16.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $15.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $14.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $13.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $11.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $10.0 million |
| Libraries | $5.0 million |
| Welfare Insts | $4.0 million |
| Transit Utilities | $2.4 million |
| Correction NEC | $2.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $349.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $28.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $324.3 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $4.2 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $3,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $380,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $860,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $46.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $76.6 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $102.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $72.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $62.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $38.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $63.0 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $2.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $115.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $51.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $26.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $8.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $9.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $44.9 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $37.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $43.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $13.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $5.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $7.6 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $11.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $120.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $11.5 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $4.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $15.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $32.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $76.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $44.8 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $2.4 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $356,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.0 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $579,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $7.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $243,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $10.4 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $34.5 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $1.3 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $72,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $5.7 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $3.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $5.8 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $16.8 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $47.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $4.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $6.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $288.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $61.2 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $25.6 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $47.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $16.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $11.6 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $90.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $16.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $6.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $443,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $42,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $17.4 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 121105204175.