BALTIMORE COUNTY finances
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BALTIMORE COUNTY
County in Maryland (Baltimore County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 826,017.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.3 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $495.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $63.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $240.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.1 billion | C |
| From local governments | $67.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.8 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $229.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $127.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $16.8 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $57.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $4.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $4.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $4.3 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $1.9 billion |
| General NEC | $459.3 million |
| Police Protection | $259.0 million |
| Higher Educ | $211.0 million |
| Water Utilities | $158.9 million |
| Sewerage | $155.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $137.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $133.9 million |
| Health | $117.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $74.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $70.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $49.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $48.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $45.2 million |
| Libraries | $41.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $36.5 million |
| Judicial | $29.8 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $20.6 million |
| Central Staff | $13.6 million |
| Protective Inspection | $5.1 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $1.0 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $4.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $517.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $425.8 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.3 billion |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $83,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $242,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $6.6 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $712,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $54.0 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $224.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $20.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $55.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $128.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $240.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.1 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $67.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $46.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.8 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $1.0 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $197.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $48.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $128.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $29.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $13.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $44.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $116.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $42.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $136.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $41.8 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $19.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $256.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $5.1 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $155.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $68.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $428.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $158.9 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $3.2 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $108.6 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $13.9 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.7 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $18,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $23,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $340,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $102,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $31.8 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $578,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $21,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $13.8 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $17.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $30.7 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $127.7 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $16.8 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $57.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.1 billion |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $3.9 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $24.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $13.6 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $528,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $14.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $3.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.1 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $994.9 million |
| T50 | Death & Gift Tax | $124.1 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $58.5 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $7.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $361,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $5.4 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $566,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $42.5 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 241005166363.