CHARLES COUNTY finances
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CHARLES COUNTY
County in Maryland (Charles County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 170,102.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $491.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $154.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $40.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $26.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $357.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $21.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $904.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $150.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $23.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $2.2 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $235.5 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 | $461.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $609.7 million |
| Police Protection | $101.8 million |
| Higher Educ | $68.1 million |
| General NEC | $64.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $46.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $21.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $18.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $16.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $14.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.2 million |
| Transit Utilities | $12.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $11.6 million |
| Judicial | $11.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $10.6 million |
| Central Staff | $9.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $7.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.8 million |
| Health | $6.4 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.4 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.2 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $444.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $62.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $46.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $460.8 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $550,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $952,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $3.9 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $743,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $5.0 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.9 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $21.6 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $7.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $885,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $11.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $30.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $71.1 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $144,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $26.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $357.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $21.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $21.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $518.6 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.2 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $61.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $10.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $18.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $11.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $9.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $6.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $6.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $14.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $10.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $97.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $7.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $26.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $46.6 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $12.0 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $91.1 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $6.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $9.5 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $4.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $37.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23.7 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $2.2 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $235.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $281.4 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $719,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $13.6 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $199,000 |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $159,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $198,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $669,000 |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $173.6 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $20.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $323,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $29.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.3 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.3 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $698,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $3.6 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 241017166364.