State government
Maryland's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Maryland took in $60.0 billion and spent $63.7 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Maryland's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.
State taxes51%
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
- Other selective sales taxes$1.80 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$1.25 billion
- Amusement taxes$1.17 billion
- Insurance premium taxes$887 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$499 million
- Tobacco taxes$405 million
- Occupation and business licenses$336 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$280 million
- Estate and gift taxes$213 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 million
- Public utility taxes$151 million
- Corporation licenses$146 million
- Driver's licenses$40.9 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$34.1 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$19.6 million
- Amusement licenses$6.1 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.6 million
- Other licenses$1.8 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services7.5%
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 14 more
- College tuition$1.59 billion
- Tolls on roads and bridges$847 million
- University housing and dining$792 million
- Airport$327 million
- Other service charges$305 million
- Sewer$225 million
- Hospital bills$143 million
- Transit fares$69.2 million
- Ports and waterways$65.2 million
- Parks and recreation$54.0 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$19.3 million
- Road charges$17.8 million
- Housing$16.6 million
- Other government-run businesses$4.6 million
- Other education charges$762 thousand
- Garbage collection$78 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money34%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other7.0%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Maryland's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Spending by category100%
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$21.6 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$108 million
- Welfare institutions$46.8 million
- Veterans' services$5.4 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: colleges and universities and 19 more
- Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$10.0 billion
- Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$423 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$393 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$339 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$260 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$188 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$137 million
- Sent to local governments: police$110 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$82.9 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$64.8 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$61.1 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$22.1 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$11.9 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$10.6 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$6.3 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$6.3 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$6.0 million
- Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$4.2 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$352 thousand
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$345 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$6.64 billion
- Elementary and secondary schools$1.36 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$925 million
- Other education$721 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$701 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
- Public transit$2.42 billion
- Roads and highways$1.62 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$955 million
- Airports$378 million
- Ports and harbors$200 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$1.63 billion
- Police$1.14 billion
- Courts and legal services$978 million
- Inspections and regulation$393 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$389 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
- Other and not broken out$1.45 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.16 billion
- Government buildings$496 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 million
- Other government administration$92.8 million
- Other government-run businesses$27.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$2.17 billion
- Hospitals$541 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$877 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
- Sewer systems$270 million
- Garbage and solid waste$36.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$174 million
- Libraries$47.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
State of Maryland. 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 State of Maryland 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.
Counties23 counties, A to Z
- Allegany County
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Frederick County
- Garrett County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince Georges County
- Queen Annes County
- Somerset County
- St. Marys County
- Talbot County
- Washington County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
Cities and towns157 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
- Aberdeen
- Accident
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Barclay
- Barnesville
- Barton
- Bel Air
- Berlin
- Berwyn Heights
- Betterton
- Bladensburg
- Boonsboro
- Bowie
- Brentwood
- Brookeville
- Brookview
- Brunswick
- Burkittsville
- Cambridge
- Capitol Heights
- Cecilton
- Centreville
- Charlestown
- Chesapeake Beach
- Chesapeake City
- Chestertown
- Cheverly
- Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase Section Five
- Chevy Chase Section Three
- Chevy Chase View
- Church Creek
- Church Hill
- Clear Spring
- College Park
- Colmar Manor
- Cottage City
- Crisfield
- Cumberland
- Deer Park
- Delmar
- Denton
- District Heights
- Eagle Harbor
- East New Market
- Easton
- Edmonston
- Eldorado
- Elkton
- Emmitsburg
- Fairmount Heights
- Federalsburg
- Forest Heights
- Frederick
- Friendsville
- Frostburg
- Fruitland
- Funkstown
- Gaithersburg
- Galena
- Galestown
- Garrett Park
- Glen Echo
- Glenarden
- Goldsboro
- Grantsville
- Greenbelt
- Greensboro
- Hagerstown
- Hampstead
- Hancock
- Havre De Grace
- Hebron
- Henderson
- Highland Beach
- Hillsboro
- Hurlock
- Hyattsville
- Indian Head
- Keedysville
- Kensington
- Kitzmiller
- Landover Hills
- Laplata
- Laurel
- Laytonsville
- Leonardtown
- Loch Lynn Heights
- Lonaconing
- Luke
- Manchester
- Mardela Springs
- Martin'S Additions
- Marydel
- Middletown
- Midland
- Millington
- Morningside
- Mount Airy
- Mount Rainier
- Mountain Lake Park
- Myersville
- New Carrollton
- New Market
- New Windsor
- North Beach
- North Brentwood
- North Chevy Chase
- North East
- Oakland
- Ocean City
- Oxford
- Perryville
- Pittsville
- Pocomoke City
- Poolesville
- Port Deposit
- Port Tobacco
- Preston
- Princess Anne
- Queen Anne
- Queenstown
- Ridgely
- Rising Sun
- Riverdale Park
- Rock Hall
- Rockville
- Rosemont
- Salisbury
- Seat Pleasant
- Secretary
- Sharpsburg
- Sharptown
- Smithsburg
- Snow Hill
- Somerset
- St. Michaels
- Sudlersville
- Sykesville
- Takoma Park
- Taneytown
- Templeville
- Thurmont
- Trappe
- Union Bridge
- University Park
- Upper Marlboro
- Vienna
- Walkersville
- Washington Grove
- Westernport
- Westminster
- Willards
- Williamsport
- Woodsboro