KING COUNTY finances
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KING COUNTY
County in Washington (King County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 2,266,789.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.6 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.5 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $249.1 million | U |
| From the federal government | $248.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $664.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $271.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $4.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $937.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $152.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $1.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $5.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $5.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $4.9 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Transit Utilities | $1.2 billion |
| Health | $971.4 million |
| Sewerage | $618.4 million |
| General NEC | $498.2 million |
| Judicial | $299.5 million |
| Police Protection | $249.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $221.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $200.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $174.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $158.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $131.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $114.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $66.9 million |
| Central Staff | $61.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $52.4 million |
| Air Trans | $48.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $24.5 million |
| Protective Inspection | $17.6 million |
| Correction NEC | $7.2 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $3.4 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $4.6 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $659.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $516.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $4.8 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $151.2 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $168.6 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $39.7 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $1.1 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $7.2 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $1.4 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $12.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $16.7 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $641.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $172.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $294.3 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $308.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $248.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $664.9 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $271.8 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $22.6 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $3.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $219.6 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $7.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $46.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $285.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $59.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $8.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $958.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $80.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $167.5 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $54.1 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $109.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $242.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $17.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $66.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $252.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $131.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $379.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $1.1 billion |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $25.5 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $2.2 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $5.5 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $14.4 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $1.7 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $16.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $12.6 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $33.6 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $7.4 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $77.2 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $91.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $7.1 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $7,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $742,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $366.1 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $27.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $119.0 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $129.8 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $149.7 million |
| I94 | Transit Utilities-Interest | $2.9 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $1.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.2 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $1.1 billion |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $30.0 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $165.1 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $11.0 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $1.2 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $19.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $5.6 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $15.3 million |
| T53 | Severance Tax | $815,000 |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $968,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $14.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $3.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $190.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $7.3 million |
| U40 | Rents | $12.8 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $5.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $15.1 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 531033209716.