MECKLENBURG COUNTY finances
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MECKLENBURG COUNTY
County in North Carolina (Mecklenburg County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 1,145,392.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.0 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $433.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $175.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $188.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.5 billion | C |
| From local governments | $55.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $3.6 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $715.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $111.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $7.0 million | J |
| Payments to other governments | $53.9 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $4.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $4.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.6 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $2.4 billion |
| Welfare NEC | $340.4 million |
| Health | $224.0 million |
| Higher Educ | $178.8 million |
| Liquor Stores | $176.4 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $135.0 million |
| Police Protection | $127.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $118.8 million |
| Transit Utilities | $84.8 million |
| Libraries | $77.2 million |
| Central Staff | $75.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $68.9 million |
| General NEC | $68.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $52.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $41.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $26.5 million |
| Higher Education-Aux | $24.0 million |
| Sewerage | $22.7 million |
| Judicial | $20.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $16.0 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $2.0 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.8 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $159.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.6 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $4.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $3.4 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $13.1 million |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $11.9 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $13.7 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $1.7 million |
| A16 | Higher Educ Auxiliary Charges | $9.2 million |
| A18 | Higher Educ Tuition Charges | $27.0 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $505,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $15.7 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $23.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $40.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $66.0 million |
| A90 | Liquor Stores Revenue | $210.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $188.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.5 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $55.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $22.7 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.9 billion |
| E16 | Higher Education-Aux-Cur Oper | $23.9 million |
| E18 | Higher Educ Current Operation | $156.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $41.8 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $16.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $20.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $74.8 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $71.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $216.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $68.9 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $48.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $2.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $74.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $127.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $324.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $21.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $40.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $59.7 million |
| E90 | Liquor Stores-Current Oper | $176.4 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $84.8 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $504.7 million |
| F16 | Higher Education-Aux-Constr | $71,000 |
| F18 | Higher Educ Construction | $22.6 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $31,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $555,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $63.9 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $7.8 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $29.1 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $44.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $347,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $15.9 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $1.6 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $12.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $8.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $111.2 million |
| J19 | Scholarships & Other Subsidies | $7.0 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $30.2 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $23.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.4 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $483.5 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $22.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $5.6 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $9.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $2.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $90,000 |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $31.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $10.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $103.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $3.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.3 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $11.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $44.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.