BALTIMORE COUNTY finances
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BALTIMORE COUNTY
County in Maryland (Baltimore County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 846,161.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.5 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $519.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $141.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $188.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.4 billion | C |
| From local governments | $76.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $4.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $539.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $218.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $9.4 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.2 billion | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $4.8 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $4.9 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $4.0 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.4 billion |
| General NEC | $498.2 million |
| Police Protection | $267.3 million |
| Higher Educ | $235.7 million |
| Sewerage | $178.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $143.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $141.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $139.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $94.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $79.9 million |
| Health | $74.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $72.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $57.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $57.0 million |
| Libraries | $49.7 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $41.8 million |
| Judicial | $31.5 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $22.5 million |
| Central Staff | $18.6 million |
| Protective Inspection | $6.0 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $1.2 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $4.2 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $232.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.0 billion |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2.8 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $120,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $9.0 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $537,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $61.2 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $25.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.0 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $226.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $1.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $54.3 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $134.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $188.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.4 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $76.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $51.5 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $2.1 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $1.2 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $221.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $49.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $128.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $31.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $18.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $41.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $73.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $38.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $125.5 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $47.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $7.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $21.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $246.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $5.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $178.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $79.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $449.1 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $143.8 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $5.5 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $288.2 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $14.5 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $8.3 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $10.9 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $344,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $197,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $757,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $373,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $41.3 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $16.4 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $15.3 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $50.4 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $20.4 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $227,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $14.5 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $49.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $218.4 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $9.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.2 billion |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.2 billion |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $6.8 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $22.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $15.4 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $529,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $11.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $3.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.2 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $1.1 billion |
| T50 | Death & Gift Tax | $77.1 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $33.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $853,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $77.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $4.8 million |
| U40 | Rents | $4.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $688,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $53.8 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 241005166363.