County government · Anne Arundel County, MD

Anne Arundel County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Anne Arundel County took in $3.59 billion and spent $4.45 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)11%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

23%

of Anne Arundel County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people get none.

County taxes56%

Property tax
28%$1.00 billion
Individual income tax
23%$830 million
Other taxes
5.2%$186 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 8 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$53.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$46.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$40.0 million
  • Other licenses$16.3 million
  • Amusement taxes$9.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$410 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 11 more
  • Other service charges$153 million
  • Garbage collection$75.9 million
  • Sewer$70.7 million
  • Water$39.5 million
  • College tuition$27.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$13.9 million
  • Other school charges$11.8 million
  • School lunches$7.9 million
  • University housing and dining$6.9 million
  • Airport$2.3 million
  • Parking$390 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$157 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$89.6 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$856 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$52.0 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$163 million
Fines
<0.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges45%Sent to other local governments22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

45%

of Anne Arundel County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
45%$1.99 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 2 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.84 billion
  • Colleges and universities$142 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$6.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$960 million
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$960 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$535 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$215 million
  • Fire protection$197 million
  • Prisons and jails$62.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$43.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$16.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$342 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$213 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38.4 million
  • Government buildings$23.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$216 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$78.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$72.5 million
  • Water supply$65.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$109 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$103 million
  • Public transit$2.8 million
  • Airports$2.7 million
  • Parking$405 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$95.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$92.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$91.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$91.3 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$14.3 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$550 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$550 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anne Arundel County. 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 Anne Arundel 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.