County government · Pinellas County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pinellas County took in $1.99 billion and spent $1.64 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)28%Fines and other8.1%State tax money4.9%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

12%

of Pinellas County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
35%$691 million
Sales tax
12%$234 million
Other taxes
7.0%$139 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$98.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$17.5 million
  • Other licenses$10.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$554 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$179 million
  • Garbage collection$139 million
  • Sewer$115 million
  • Water$99.0 million
  • Airport$13.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$74.1 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$97.4 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$39.3 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$148 million
Fines
0.6%$12.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

16%

of Pinellas County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$561 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$474 million
  • Courts and legal services$46.0 million
  • Fire protection$19.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$13.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$291 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$191 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$264 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$93.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$88.4 million
  • Sewer systems$81.4 million
Health and hospitals
13%$220 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$220 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$124 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$98.6 million
  • Airports$25.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$47.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$43.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34.2 million
  • Libraries$9.2 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$42.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$31.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$31.8 million
Social services
0.5%$9.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.0 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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.