County government · Monroe County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Monroe County took in $479 million and spent $408 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)17%State tax money12%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money2.9%

What stands out

16%

of Monroe County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
24%$113 million
Other taxes
16%$74.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$61.5 million
  • Other licenses$6.9 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$726 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$678 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$16.7 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$81.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$37.1 million
  • Garbage collection$25.1 million
  • Airport$16.0 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$84.4 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$55.9 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$13.8 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$29.2 million
Fines
2.0%$9.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

6.1%

of Monroe County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$149 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$70.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$37.5 million
  • Fire protection$19.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$7.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$456 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$111 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$72.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$50.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$31.5 million
  • Roads and highways$18.3 million
  • Public transit$463 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$35.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$24.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.3 million
  • Sewer systems$524 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$14.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$11.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
  • Libraries$5.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$5.3 million
Social services
0.8%$3.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.9 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$863 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.