SARASOTA COUNTY finances
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SARASOTA COUNTY
County in Florida (Sarasota County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 09/30); population 462,286.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $496.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $261.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $234.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $53.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $68.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $27.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $990.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $85.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $27.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $12.7 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $784.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $283.9 million |
| Police Protection | $143.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $101.4 million |
| Health | $68.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $56.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $51.5 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $51.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $50.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $49.9 million |
| Correction Insts | $43.9 million |
| Transit Utilities | $39.5 million |
| Sewerage | $37.9 million |
| Judicial | $22.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $21.8 million |
| Central Staff | $19.9 million |
| Libraries | $15.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $13.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.2 million |
| Welfare NEC | $916,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $820.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $27.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $63.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $784.8 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.4 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $43,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $253,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $1,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $92.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $32.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $71.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $57.9 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $2.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $53.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $68.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $27.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $43.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $50.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $50.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $22.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $14.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $68.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $34.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $13.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $37.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $37.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $139.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $21.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $916,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $37.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $13.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $261.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $100.8 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $39.4 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $229,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $238,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $39,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $21.4 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $221,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $14.4 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $12.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $4.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $47,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $22.7 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $625,000 |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $47,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $12.6 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $15.3 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $12.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $317.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $61.3 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $14.4 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $8.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $50.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $25.7 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $15.8 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $3.8 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $170.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $3.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $37.7 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $4.8 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.7 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $14.4 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 121115161567.