FREDERICK COUNTY finances
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FREDERICK COUNTY
County in Maryland (Frederick County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 287,079.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $846.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $183.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $50.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $34.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $495.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $1.7 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.4 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $177.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $33.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $2.6 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $463.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.6 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.6 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $742.9 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $903.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $109.6 million |
| General NEC | $77.5 million |
| Higher Educ | $63.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $50.6 million |
| Health | $47.3 million |
| Police Protection | $38.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $32.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $32.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $28.4 million |
| Sewerage | $28.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $27.6 million |
| Water Utilities | $23.3 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $22.5 million |
| Central Staff | $14.2 million |
| Judicial | $13.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $12.8 million |
| Transit Utilities | $10.0 million |
| Correction NEC | $3.1 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $3.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $793.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $741,000 |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $51.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $742.6 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $320,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $330,000 |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $6.8 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $208,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $7.0 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $2.7 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $21.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $29.3 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $29.3 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $60.3 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $23.3 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $19,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $34.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $495.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $1.7 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $21.5 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $3.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $821.1 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $3.0 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $61.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $27.6 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $102.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $13.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $14.2 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $12.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $46.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $20.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $19.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $13.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $37.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $28.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $32.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $53.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $23.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $10.0 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $6.9 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $82.1 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $2.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $7.2 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $155,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $30,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $939,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $30.4 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $3.5 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $18.5 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $24.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $33.6 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $2.6 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $463.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $432.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.4 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $559,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $217,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.5 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $353.9 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $49.7 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $1,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $24.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $48,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $2.0 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $24.1 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 241021183761.