BERGEN COUNTY finances
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BERGEN COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Bergen County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 930,394.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $463.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $518.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $34.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $257.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $70.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $163.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $30.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $38.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $14.6 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $339,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.7 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $290.5 million |
| Hospitals | $275.8 million |
| Higher Educ | $113.5 million |
| General NEC | $99.3 million |
| Sewerage | $61.6 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $55.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $47.9 million |
| Judicial | $39.5 million |
| Police Protection | $37.0 million |
| Welfare NEC | $19.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $19.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $19.1 million |
| Health | $16.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $14.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $11.4 million |
| Central Staff | $7.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $953,000 |
| Higher Education-Aux | $276,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.7 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $177.5 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $290.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.6 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $105.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $127.6 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $26,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $1.3 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $49.5 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $143,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $48.5 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $298.3 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $3.8 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $6,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $10.6 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $78.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $9.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $18.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $257.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $70.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $163.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $47.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $276.4 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $276,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $110.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $39.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $19.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $16.2 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $275.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $19.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $55.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $14.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $37.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $953,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $19.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $48.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $11.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $99.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $14.1 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $3.2 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $13.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $38.1 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $14.6 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $48,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $291,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $449.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $14.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $32.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 341003170097.