MILWAUKEE COUNTY finances
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MILWAUKEE COUNTY
County in Wisconsin (Milwaukee County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 945,016.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $406.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $416.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $52.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $118.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $336.8 million | C |
| From local governments | $13.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.1 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $95.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $30.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.3 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $605.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Health | $243.3 million |
| Correction Insts | $160.4 million |
| General NEC | $134.0 million |
| Welfare NEC | $124.3 million |
| Transit Utilities | $118.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $109.9 million |
| Air Trans | $105.7 million |
| Judicial | $71.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $69.0 million |
| Police Protection | $59.1 million |
| Central Staff | $23.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $10.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.8 million |
| Libraries | $117,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $560.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $281.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $237.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $605.0 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $74.5 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $42,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $24.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $62.0 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $32,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $234.1 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $20.8 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $118.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $336.8 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $13.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $72.7 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $160.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $69.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $71.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $23.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.1 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $243.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $2.5 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $117,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $99.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $59.1 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $123.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $116.7 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $96.6 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $32.9 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $46,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $4.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $7.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $10.3 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $400,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $17.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $22.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $30.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $296.9 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $91.9 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $16.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $6.7 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $5.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $7.5 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $25.0 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.7 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 551079136508.