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
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $4.8 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.1 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $380.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $223.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $1.2 billion | C |
| From local governments | $61.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $6.9 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $1.0 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $119.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $236.9 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $7.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $8.1 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $5.6 billion | 49U + 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
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $604.8 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $150.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $201.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.6 billion |
| A09 | Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges | $37.2 million |
| A10 | Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges | $8.0 million |
| A12 | Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges | $3.2 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $38.8 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $74.5 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $361.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $92.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $219.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $232.7 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $6.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $223.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.2 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $61.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $94.7 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $6.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $3.6 billion |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $50.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $368.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $45.9 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $51.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $84.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $312.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $20.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $180.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $34.0 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $2.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $152.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $360.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $29.0 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $307.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $181.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $95.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $639.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $112.0 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $172.4 million |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $255.9 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $3.4 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $187,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $11.9 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $26.1 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $15.4 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $15.5 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $11.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $60.7 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $194.7 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $14.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $223.5 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $138.8 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $45.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $101.6 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $18.2 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $160,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $236.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $4.0 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $243.2 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $124.5 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $4.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $25.5 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $27.5 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $215.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $74.9 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $22.2 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $5.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $245,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $273.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $10.4 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.3 million |
| U99 | Misc 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.