DURHAM COUNTY finances
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DURHAM COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Durham County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 327,306.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $466.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $113.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $31.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $39.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $365.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $37.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $865.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $76.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $25.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $8.4 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $2.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $976.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $489.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $549.1 million |
| Welfare NEC | $79.0 million |
| Health | $59.2 million |
| Higher Educ | $45.7 million |
| Liquor Stores | $36.5 million |
| Central Staff | $29.0 million |
| Police Protection | $28.7 million |
| Correction Insts | $25.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $16.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $14.8 million |
| Libraries | $13.4 million |
| General NEC | $11.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.3 million |
| Sewerage | $7.8 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $4.1 million |
| Judicial | $4.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $3.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $2.3 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $2.2 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $888,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $806,000 |
| Air Trans | $13,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $500.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $50.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $61.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $489.6 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $22.2 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $557,000 |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $2.5 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $48,000 |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $1.1 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $10.8 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $25,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $13.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $15.2 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $43.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $39.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $365.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $37.3 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $13,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $25.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $478.9 million |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $888,000 |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $43.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $16.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $3.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.8 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $29.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $14.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $58.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $8.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $13.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $3.8 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $28.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $78.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $7.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $9.4 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $36.5 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $806,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $36,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $70.2 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $2.2 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $12,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $242,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $6,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $149,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $344,000 |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $301,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $629,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $237,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $2.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $25.4 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $8.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $2.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $343.4 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $114.6 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $2.8 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.4 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $816,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $137,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $14.8 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $2.3 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $183,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $12.2 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 371063171094.