PIERCE COUNTY finances
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PIERCE COUNTY
County in Washington (Pierce County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 927,380.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $512.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $246.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $79.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $17.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $219.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $58.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $857.8 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $128.4 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $11.4 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $20.9 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.1 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $997.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $606.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $144.7 million |
| Health | $113.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $98.2 million |
| General NEC | $91.7 million |
| Sewerage | $72.5 million |
| Judicial | $70.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $67.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $65.7 million |
| Central Staff | $56.8 million |
| Parks & Rec | $49.8 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $42.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $32.1 million |
| Welfare NEC | $30.0 million |
| Correction NEC | $24.1 million |
| Toll Highways | $10.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.9 million |
| Air Trans | $3.2 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $3.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.9 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $1.5 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $573.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $151.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $117.7 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $606.6 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $2.2 million |
| A45 | Toll Highway Charges | $9.3 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $3.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $11.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $115.5 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $6.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $98.2 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $17.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $219.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $58.1 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $66.3 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $24.1 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $29.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $3.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $68.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $25.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $113.7 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $66.4 million |
| E45 | Toll Highways-Current Oper | $10.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $65.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $25.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $29.2 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $142.2 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.9 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $30.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $54.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $91.3 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $376,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $825,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $2.9 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $2.4 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $31.7 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $69,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $31.8 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $17.0 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $20.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $2.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $17.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $387,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $11.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $20.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $250.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $182.9 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $592,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $14.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $5.4 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $21,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $5.3 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $161,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $29.9 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $22.0 million |
| T53 | Severance Tax | $662,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $9.0 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $53.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $3.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.3 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $7.8 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 531053209717.