DORCHESTER COUNTY finances
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DORCHESTER COUNTY
County in Maryland (Dorchester County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 31,853.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $56.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $6.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $5.1 million | U |
| From the federal government | $2.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $84.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $155.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $6.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $154.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $163.8 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $43.9 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $117.0 million |
| General NEC | $17.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $6.2 million |
| Police Protection | $4.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $4.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $3.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $2.9 million |
| Air Trans | $1.4 million |
| Judicial | $1.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $933,000 |
| Central Staff | $863,000 |
| Parks & Rec | $626,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $393,000 |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $262,000 |
| Health | $198,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $26,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $46.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $43.9 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $354,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $81,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $74,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $19,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $63,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $3.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $2.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $2.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $84.9 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $1.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $4.4 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $110.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $933,000 |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $6.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $863,000 |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $262,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $198,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $3.8 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $393,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $626,000 |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $4.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $26,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $17.4 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $6.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.7 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $34.6 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.1 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $91,000 |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $17,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $289,000 |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $16.9 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $2.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $24,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $239,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $150,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $4.7 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 241019208241.