WASHINGTON COUNTY finances
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
County in Maryland (Washington County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 155,590.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $296.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $53.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $39.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $17.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $311.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $12.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $684.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $28.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $12.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $6.4 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $122.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $731.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $731.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $194.5 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $411.6 million |
| Higher Educ | $50.8 million |
| General NEC | $45.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $28.9 million |
| Police Protection | $28.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $28.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $24.1 million |
| Judicial | $13.2 million |
| Air Trans | $10.6 million |
| Sewerage | $10.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $7.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $7.0 million |
| Water Utilities | $6.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $5.7 million |
| Libraries | $4.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.4 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.4 million |
| Central Staff | $4.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $3.2 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $2.2 million |
| Health | $2.1 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $196.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $23.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $25.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $194.5 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $3.1 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $2.4 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $172,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $3.9 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.7 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $12.7 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $567,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $12.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $9.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $4.2 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $1.1 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $357,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $17.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $311.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $12.1 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $10.6 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $24.0 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $395.7 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $2.2 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $39.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $7.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $28.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $12.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $4.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $2.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $28.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.5 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.9 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.2 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $4.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $28.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $5.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $10.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $7.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $44.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $6.7 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $79,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $15.9 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $10.9 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $44,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $823,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $617,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $3,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $14,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $52,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $10,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $142,000 |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $85,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $196,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $12.0 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $6.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $122.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $151.1 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $478,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.4 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $305,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.7 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $125.3 million |
| T50 | Death & Gift Tax | $5.0 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $7.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.8 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $20.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $70,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $168,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $15.4 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 241043208244.