DEKALB COUNTY finances
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DEKALB COUNTY
County in Georgia (DeKalb County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 762,820.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $833.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $504.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $114.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $106.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $15.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $2.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.3 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $0 | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $42.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.6 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $841.7 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $228.6 million |
| Judicial | $180.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $150.5 million |
| Police Protection | $128.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $102.3 million |
| Health | $98.2 million |
| Sewerage | $97.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $74.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $67.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $59.0 million |
| Libraries | $25.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $21.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $18.8 million |
| Central Staff | $17.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $11.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $8.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $801,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $890.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $48.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $841.7 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $224,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $286.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $88.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $67.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $59.0 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $153,000 |
| A93 | Gas Utilities Revenue | $833,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $106.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $15.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $2.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $67.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $74.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $180.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $17.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $21.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $98.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $59.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $25.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $801,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $18.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $128.2 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $8.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $11.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $97.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $102.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $228.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $150.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $42.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $507.0 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $259.9 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $3.8 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $35.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $4.3 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $990,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $14.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $7.7 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $1.0 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $9.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $4.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $33.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $24.6 million |
| U40 | Rents | $19.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $11.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $11.7 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 131089161744.