MECKLENBURG COUNTY finances
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MECKLENBURG COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Mecklenburg County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 1,128,945.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.7 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $434.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $49.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $177.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.4 billion | C |
| From local governments | $75.3 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.3 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $788.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $101.0 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $26.7 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $52.8 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $3.8 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $4.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.5 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.2 billion |
| Welfare NEC | $269.9 million |
| Higher Educ | $238.3 million |
| Health | $202.5 million |
| Liquor Stores | $138.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $132.0 million |
| Police Protection | $119.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $108.8 million |
| General NEC | $102.1 million |
| Transit Utilities | $75.7 million |
| Central Staff | $60.0 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $59.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $59.5 million |
| Libraries | $48.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $38.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $33.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $30.6 million |
| Sewerage | $28.8 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $21.7 million |
| Judicial | $19.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $10.0 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.6 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $157.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.5 billion |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $43.9 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $4.3 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $16.4 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $1.2 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $7.1 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $23.1 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $834,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $21.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $35.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $103.0 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $174.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $177.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.4 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $75.3 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $131.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.7 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $21.7 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $129.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $38.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $10.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $19.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $60.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $34.3 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $195.6 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $59.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $38.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $13.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $58.4 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $119.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $264.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $11.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $28.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $98.4 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $138.4 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $75.7 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $427,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $535.7 million |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $109.1 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $318,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $11,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $25.2 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $6.9 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $842,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $10.5 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $17.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $50.4 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $161,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $5.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $17.2 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $5.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $3.7 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $101.0 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $26.7 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $32.2 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $20.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.2 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $426.4 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $22.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $7.6 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $6.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $3.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.4 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $18.5 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $33,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $583,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $959,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $12.5 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 371119171107.