POLK COUNTY finances
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POLK COUNTY
County in Florida (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 787,404.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $522.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $291.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $166.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $39.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $77.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $54.6 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $852.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $174.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $12.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.2 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.0 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $266.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $151.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $120.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $103.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $97.9 million |
| Hospitals | $75.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $74.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $71.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $65.8 million |
| General NEC | $63.4 million |
| Health | $61.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $23.9 million |
| Judicial | $22.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $19.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $15.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $14.6 million |
| Protective Inspection | $12.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $10.6 million |
| Central Staff | $10.5 million |
| Libraries | $6.6 million |
| Welfare Insts | $3.2 million |
| Transit Utilities | $3.1 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $285.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $18.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $266.6 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $2.6 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $62,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $341,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $40.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $129.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $117.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $39.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $77.4 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $54.6 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $71.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $102.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $62.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $22.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $10.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $10.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $54.1 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $75.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $51.0 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $6.6 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $7.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $13.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $136.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $12.2 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $3.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $15.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $71.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $40.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $69.6 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $3.1 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $2.8 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $3.7 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $219,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $70,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $87,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $7.3 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $12,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $69.4 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $1.9 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $16.1 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $6.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $14.3 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $311,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $22.8 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $28.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.8 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $6.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $358.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $40.1 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $27.7 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $52.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $24.3 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $18.7 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $104.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $26,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $37.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $7.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $513,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $75,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $15.8 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 121105204175.