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CAPE MAY COUNTY finances

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CAPE MAY COUNTY

County in New Jersey (Cape May County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 91,546.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$152.1 millionT
Charges and fees$32.7 millionA
Other general revenue$1.8 millionU
From the federal government$22.1 millionB
From the state government$12.9 millionC
From local governments$13.7 millionD
Spending: current operations$173.8 millionE
Spending: construction$46.5 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$5.8 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$164,000L M Q S
General revenue$235.4 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$226.1 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$191.9 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
General NEC$56.1 million
Elem Sec Educ$40.1 million
Regular Highways$39.6 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$13.5 million
Police Protection$12.4 million
Hospitals$11.0 million
Welfare NEC$10.5 million
Welfare Insts$9.7 million
Libraries$9.5 million
Correction Insts$9.2 million
Parks & Rec$2.2 million
Health$2.2 million
Central Staff$1.8 million
Financial Adm$1.4 million
Judicial$759,000
Local Fire Protection$133,000
Correction NEC$132,000
Water Utilities$90,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$144.7 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$60.0 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$12.8 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$191.9 million
61VShort Term Debt O/S-Beginning$40.0 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$65,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$4.9 million
A36Hospital Charges$8.3 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$2.5 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$16.6 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$286,000
B89Federal IG Other$22.1 million
C89State IG Other$12.9 million
D89Local IG Other$13.7 million
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$9.2 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$132,000
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$37.9 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.4 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$133,000
E25Judicial-Current Operation$759,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$1.8 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$4.9 million
E32Health-Current Operation$2.2 million
E36Hospitals-Current Oper$11.0 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$4.0 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$9.5 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$2.2 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$12.4 million
E77Welfare Insts-Curr Operation$9.7 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$10.5 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$56.1 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$55,000
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$2.3 million
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$8.6 million
F36Hospitals-Construction$35,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$35.6 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$35,000
I89General Interest on Debt$5.8 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$14,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$10,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$154,000
T01Property Tax$152.1 million
U20Interest Earnings$281,000
U40Rents$560,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$1.0 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 341009170099.