ARLINGTON COUNTY finances
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ARLINGTON COUNTY
County in Virginia (Arlington County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 234,000.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.4 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $256.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $133.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $30.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $174.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $3.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.8 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $321.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $34.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $76.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.0 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.9 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Elem Sec Educ | $788.4 million |
| General NEC | $224.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $198.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $167.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $114.6 million |
| Police Protection | $108.4 million |
| Health | $86.0 million |
| Sewerage | $71.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $71.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $69.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $65.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $52.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $36.0 million |
| Libraries | $22.5 million |
| Central Staff | $22.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $21.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $21.1 million |
| Judicial | $20.2 million |
| Parking | $2.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.6 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.8 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $106.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $50.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.9 billion |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $5.1 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $16.5 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $266,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $35,000 |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $11.2 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $3.5 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $8.4 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $68.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $13.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $60.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $68.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $30.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $174.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $3.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $52.1 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $713.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $21.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $114.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $20.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $22.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $20.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $86.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $98.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $60.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $22.5 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $2.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $65.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $108.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $167.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $51.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $21.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $142.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $51.3 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $75.2 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $15.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $100.4 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $4.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $3.7 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $20.1 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $82.0 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $20.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $31.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $3.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $76.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.1 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $64.7 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $17.8 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $2.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $74.0 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $5.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $89.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $8.9 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $4.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $51.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $6.1 million |
| U40 | Rents | $8.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $324,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $67.3 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 511013176669.