HARFORD COUNTY finances
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HARFORD COUNTY
County in Maryland (Harford County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 263,867.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $711.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $124.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $38.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $43.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $426.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $20.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $221.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $80.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $2.4 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $367.2 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.4 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $617.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $766.0 million |
| General NEC | $108.4 million |
| Police Protection | $89.0 million |
| Higher Educ | $79.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $56.2 million |
| Water Utilities | $39.9 million |
| Correction Insts | $35.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $33.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $23.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $21.9 million |
| Sewerage | $21.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $16.6 million |
| Judicial | $14.7 million |
| Central Staff | $13.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $10.9 million |
| Transit Utilities | $8.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $6.7 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.5 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $4.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $3.6 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $634.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $82.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $99.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $617.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $7.2 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $726,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $36,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $4.3 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $14.7 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.9 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $157,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $31.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $18.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $18.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $26.2 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $397,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $43.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $426.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $20.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $34.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $667.6 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $4.3 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $64.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $10.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $31.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $14.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $13.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $6.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $37.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $16.6 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $10.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $79.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $3.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $21.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $22.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $44.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $39.5 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $8.6 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $165,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $98.4 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $15.4 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $8,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $2.9 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $72,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $10,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $4,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $18.3 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $6,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $11.9 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $9.6 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $3,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $437,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $63.8 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $436,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $80.9 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $2.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $367.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $379.7 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $392,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.9 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $26,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $2.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $680,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.8 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $310.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $13.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $328,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $13.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $813,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $266,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $666,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $22.7 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 241025166365.