PIERCE COUNTY finances
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PIERCE COUNTY
County in Washington (Pierce County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 913,890.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $495.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $232.6 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $27.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $17.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $310.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $51.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $817.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $90.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $16.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $20.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $924.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $586.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $159.1 million |
| Health | $120.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $113.2 million |
| General NEC | $97.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $81.9 million |
| Judicial | $62.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $60.4 million |
| Sewerage | $54.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $28.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $28.2 million |
| Central Staff | $25.1 million |
| Correction NEC | $21.5 million |
| Welfare NEC | $21.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $17.2 million |
| Toll Highways | $4.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.7 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $2.3 million |
| Air Trans | $2.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.3 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $1.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $652.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $24.2 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $90.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $586.4 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $1.3 million |
| A45 | Toll Highway Charges | $7.2 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $2.9 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $10.5 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $104.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $6.6 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $99.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $17.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $310.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $51.1 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $1.5 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $1.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $60.3 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $21.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $17.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $2.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $61.9 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $20.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $120.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $61.1 million |
| E45 | Toll Highways-Current Oper | $4.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $113.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $16.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $24.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $121.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $21.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $46.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $96.1 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $581,000 |
| F03 | Misc Comm Act-Construction | $6,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $68,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $36,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $350,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $4.5 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $330,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $20.8 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $11.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $4.1 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $37.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $8.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.7 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $16.8 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $20.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $239.0 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $164.8 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $377,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $14.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.8 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $19,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $5.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $210,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $30.4 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $35.7 million |
| T53 | Severance Tax | $217,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $8.1 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.8 million |
| U40 | Rents | $3.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $6.7 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 531053209717.