ESSEX COUNTY finances
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ESSEX COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Essex County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 800,501.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $453.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $100.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $7.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $3.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $85.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $29.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $758.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $40.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $28.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $6.5 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $679.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $833.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $735.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $170.0 million |
| Welfare NEC | $108.2 million |
| Higher Educ | $100.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $99.6 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $87.8 million |
| Judicial | $45.6 million |
| Police Protection | $40.6 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $34.8 million |
| Hospitals | $27.7 million |
| Central Staff | $25.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $18.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $16.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.2 million |
| Health | $4.1 million |
| Air Trans | $4.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.0 million |
| Parking | $578,000 |
| Water Utilities | $18,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $710.1 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $113.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $88.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $735.2 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $4.8 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $36,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $167,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.1 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $26.6 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $292,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $2.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $16.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $43.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $4.9 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $13,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $3.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $85.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $29.4 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $99.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $60.1 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $88.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $45.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $25.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $4.1 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $27.7 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $16.2 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $578,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $18.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $40.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $108.2 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $34.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $170.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $18,000 |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $1.1 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $27.6 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $11.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $28.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $82,000 |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $6.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $437.1 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $16.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $798,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $3.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $58,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.6 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 341013109037.