County government · Maricopa County, AZ

Maricopa County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Maricopa County took in $3.37 billion and spent $3.38 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes33%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money3.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.3%

What stands out

42%

of Maricopa County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
23%$770 million
Sales tax
8.5%$287 million
Other taxes
1.7%$57.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$55.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$973 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$552 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$111 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$95.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$11.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$368 million

State tax money42%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
42%$1.43 billion

Local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.9%$133 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$173 million
Fines
1.3%$44.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs27%Sent to other local governments11%Health and hospitals6.6%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

11%

of Maricopa County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.37 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$532 million
  • Prisons and jails$389 million
  • Police$228 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$214 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$908 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$717 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66.5 million
  • Government buildings$48.3 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$378 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$338 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$40.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.6%$224 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$224 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$211 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 million
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$147 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$147 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$77.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$40.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$36.4 million
Schools and colleges
0.6%$21.4 million
What's in schools and collegesScholarships and other education subsidies and elementary and secondary schools
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$18.5 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.0 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$18.7 million
Social services
0.4%$13.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.9 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maricopa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Maricopa County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.