SOMERSET COUNTY finances
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SOMERSET COUNTY
County in Maryland (Somerset County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 24,546.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $33.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $9.3 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $2.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $1.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $58.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $80.5 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $198.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $5.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $920,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $274,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $186.2 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $204.7 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $36.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $83.8 million |
| General NEC | $80.9 million |
| Sewerage | $9.1 million |
| Police Protection | $4.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $3.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.0 million |
| Judicial | $2.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $1.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.7 million |
| Central Staff | $1.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $1.5 million |
| Health | $1.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $971,000 |
| Regular Highways | $915,000 |
| Libraries | $624,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $525,000 |
| Air Trans | $369,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $148,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $71,000 |
| Hospitals | $35,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $34.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $36.0 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $73,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $688,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $489,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $841,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $2.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $1.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $1.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $945,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $58.4 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $80.5 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $262,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $3.8 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $82.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $1.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.2 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $35,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $389,000 |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $525,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $624,000 |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $71,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $4.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $9.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.5 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $80.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $138,000 |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $107,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $44,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $1.6 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $179,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $1,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $346,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $5,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $526,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $274,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $51,000 |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $971,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $445,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $933,000 |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $10,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $920,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $274,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $20.1 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $28,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $582,000 |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $63,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $88,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $15,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2,000 |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $11.8 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $764,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $101,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $7,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $265,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.2 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 241039166368.