County government · Broward County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Broward County took in $4.31 billion and spent $3.63 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services (airport, ports and waterways)33%Fines and other7.9%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.9%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

33%

of Broward County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
31%$1.34 billion
Sales tax
12%$526 million
Other taxes
5.1%$220 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$127 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$67.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.40 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 10 more
  • Other service charges$570 million
  • Airport$421 million
  • Ports and waterways$183 million
  • Water$171 million
  • Garbage collection$22.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$16.5 million
  • Housing$5.0 million
  • Parking$3.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.7 million
  • Transit fares$3.0 million
  • Road charges$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$210 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$220 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$51.6 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$312 million
Fines
0.6%$26.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

23%

of Broward County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.21 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$696 million
  • Prisons and jails$299 million
  • Fire protection$196 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$834 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 2 more
  • Airports$336 million
  • Public transit$269 million
  • Ports and harbors$116 million
  • Roads and highways$113 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$743 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$550 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$194 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$122 million
  • Libraries$72.7 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$192 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$163 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$29.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$127 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$123 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$64.2 million
  • Water supply$36.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$22.9 million
Social services
3.0%$109 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$62.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$33.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$852 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$852 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Broward County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Broward 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.