SOMERSET COUNTY finances
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SOMERSET COUNTY
County in New Jersey (Somerset County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 329,331.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $202.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $19.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $34.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $43.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $23.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $15.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $202.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $28.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $6.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $10.6 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $32,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $338.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $247.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $373.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Higher Educ | $66.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $26.5 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $20.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $17.0 million |
| Judicial | $16.6 million |
| General NEC | $15.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $12.2 million |
| Police Protection | $8.7 million |
| Health | $8.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $8.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $7.5 million |
| Welfare Insts | $5.6 million |
| Transit Utilities | $4.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.3 million |
| Central Staff | $2.8 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $1.7 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $604,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $296,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $287.1 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $61.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $37.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $311.1 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $89.1 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $62.2 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $12,000 |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $252,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $910,000 |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $16.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $1.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $43.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $23.4 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $15.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $16.9 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $19.9 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $1.7 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $60.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $604,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $16.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $9.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $8.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $6.3 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $296,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $12.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $8.6 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $5.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $8.0 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $1.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $15.2 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $3.5 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $47,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $613,000 |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $6.4 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $251,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $117,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $860,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $16.8 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $20,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $58,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $1.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $6.1 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $10.6 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $20,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $12,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $202.5 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $105,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $458,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $32.1 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 341035183766.