CHARLES COUNTY finances
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CHARLES COUNTY
County in Maryland (Charles County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 164,436.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $501.3 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $140.8 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $15.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $29.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $294.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $19.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $852.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $114.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $22.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $9.0 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $5.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.0 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $998.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $441.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $525.0 million |
| Police Protection | $92.4 million |
| Higher Educ | $59.4 million |
| General NEC | $59.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $48.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $44.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $19.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $18.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $17.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $15.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $12.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $8.6 million |
| Transit Utilities | $8.3 million |
| Judicial | $7.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $7.6 million |
| Central Staff | $7.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.2 million |
| Health | $6.2 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $305,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $412.4 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $74.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $46.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $440.8 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $61,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $440,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $705,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $453,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $4.3 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $2.1 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $21.5 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $5.9 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $449,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $11.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $34.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $59.8 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $131,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $29.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $294.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $19.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $19.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $449.5 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.2 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $56.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $8.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $48.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $7.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.3 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $6.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $8.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $18.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $12.9 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $11.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $88.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $305,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $7.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $40.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $44.5 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $8.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $75.5 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $3.2 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $8.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $3.9 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $19.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $22.1 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $9.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $5.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $277.9 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $678,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $11.7 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $201,000 |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $113,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $228,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $532,000 |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $171.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $38.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $318,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $3.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $907,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $4.6 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 241017166364.