County government · Prince Georges County, MD

Prince Georges County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Prince Georges County took in $5.12 billion and spent $6.34 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money42%Fees for services (garbage collection, college tuition)5.7%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
24%$1.25 billion
Individual income tax
15%$788 million
Other taxes
4.5%$230 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$100 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44.5 million
  • Other licenses$38.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$18.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$959 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$292 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$122 million
  • Garbage collection$107 million
  • College tuition$26.5 million
  • Water$14.7 million
  • Other school charges$13.2 million
  • School lunches$6.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
  • University housing and dining$261 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$218 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$2.13 billion

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$47.3 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$159 million
Fines
0.2%$8.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Sent to other local governments16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

53%

of Prince Georges 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
53%$3.36 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 1 more
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.16 billion
  • Colleges and universities$197 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.02 billion
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$1.02 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$890 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$401 million
  • Fire protection$273 million
  • Courts and legal services$116 million
  • Prisons and jails$100 million
  • Inspections and regulation$810 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$456 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$339 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74.3 million
  • Government buildings$25.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$214 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 million
  • Sewer systems$71.3 million
  • Water supply$25.2 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$151 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$89.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$89.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$81.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$81.1 million
  • Public transit$238 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$48.0 million
Social services
0.5%$32.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prince Georges 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 Prince Georges 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.