County government · Waldo County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waldo County spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauGoes to

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Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails98%Running the government and other costs1.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

98%

of Waldo County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
98%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$279 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waldo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Waldo 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.