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FAIRFAX COUNTY finances

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FAIRFAX COUNTY

County in Virginia (Fairfax County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 1,138,331.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$4.8 billionT
Charges and fees$1.1 billionA
Other general revenue$380.4 millionU
From the federal government$223.6 millionB
From the state government$1.2 billionC
From local governments$61.4 millionD
Spending: current operations$6.9 billionE
Spending: construction$1.0 billionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$119.8 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$236.9 millionL M Q S
General revenue$7.7 billionT A U B C D
Direct spending$8.1 billionE F G I J
Debt at year end$5.6 billion49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$3.9 billion
General NEC$862.8 million
Police Protection$421.6 million
Sewerage$376.2 million
Local Fire Protection$368.5 million
Health$324.3 million
Welfare NEC$307.4 million
Water Utilities$250.8 million
Transit Utilities$217.7 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$195.9 million
Parks & Rec$163.2 million
Solid Waste Mgt$109.6 million
Correction Insts$94.7 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$84.2 million
Central Staff$52.1 million
Financial Adm$50.2 million
Libraries$49.5 million
Judicial$49.2 million
Regular Highways$47.1 million
Protective Inspection$29.0 million
Correction NEC$6.2 million
Parking$2.4 million

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$604.8 million
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$150.1 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$201.4 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$5.6 billion
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$37.2 million
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$8.0 million
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$3.2 million
A50Housing & Comm Dev Charges$38.8 million
A60Parking Facilities Charges$7.0 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$74.5 million
A80Sewerage Charges$361.1 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$92.5 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$219.0 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$232.7 million
A94Transit Utilities Revenue$6.9 million
B89Federal IG Other$223.6 million
C89State IG Other$1.2 billion
D89Local IG Other$61.4 million
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$94.7 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$6.2 million
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$3.6 billion
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$50.2 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$368.5 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$45.9 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$51.9 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$84.2 million
E32Health-Current Operation$312.3 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$20.9 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$180.4 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$34.0 million
E60Parking-Current Operation$2.4 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$152.0 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$360.9 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$29.0 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$307.4 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$181.5 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$95.4 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$639.3 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$112.0 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$172.4 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$255.9 million
F25Judicial-Construction$3.4 million
F29Central Staff-Construction$187,000
F32Health-Construction$11.9 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$26.1 million
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$15.4 million
F52Libraries-Construction$15.5 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$11.2 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$60.7 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$194.7 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$14.2 million
F89General NEC-Construction$223.5 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$138.8 million
F94Transit Utilities-Construction$45.3 million
I89General Interest on Debt$101.6 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$18.2 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$160,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$236.7 million
T01Property Tax$4.0 billion
T09Total General Sales Taxes$243.2 million
T15Public Utilities Tax$124.5 million
T16Tobacco Sales Tax$4.0 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$25.5 million
T24Motor Vehicle License$27.5 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$215.6 million
T29Other License Tax$74.9 million
T51Documentary & Stock Trans Tax$22.2 million
U01Special Assessments$5.4 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$245,000
U20Interest Earnings$273.4 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$10.4 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$1.3 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$89.6 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 511059114514.