HOWARD COUNTY finances
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HOWARD COUNTY
County in Maryland (Howard County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 335,411.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.5 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $227.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $174.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $45.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $481.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $6.7 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $271.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $26.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $7.4 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $30.9 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.4 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.5 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $285.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $1.2 billion |
| General NEC | $182.2 million |
| Police Protection | $148.2 million |
| Higher Educ | $140.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $139.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $130.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $75.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $50.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $50.8 million |
| Sewerage | $43.1 million |
| Judicial | $32.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $27.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $27.0 million |
| Libraries | $25.2 million |
| Central Staff | $25.0 million |
| Correction Insts | $22.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $21.8 million |
| Transit Utilities | $21.6 million |
| Health | $17.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $10.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $6.3 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.0 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $256.4 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $32.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $285.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $6.5 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $336,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $11.8 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $107,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $27.2 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $14,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $22.9 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $35.3 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $36.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $58.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $28.7 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $45.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $481.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $6.7 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $22.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.2 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.0 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $103.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $20.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $134.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $32.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $25.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $27.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $17.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $25.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $75.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $25.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $6.3 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $41.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $147.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $10.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $25.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $24.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $54.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $130.0 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $21.3 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $44,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $43.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $37.3 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.6 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $25.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $9.3 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $727,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $17.3 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $2.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $127.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $210,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $26.8 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $7.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $30.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $818.5 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $4.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $9.6 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $337,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $4.6 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $3.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.3 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $623.8 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $17.9 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $45.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $149,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $50.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $6.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $798,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $776,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $70.4 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 241027166366.