County government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Norfolk County took in $90.6 million and spent $116 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money54%County taxes15%Fees for services13%Local tax money11%State tax money3.9%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

54%

of Norfolk County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
8.0%$7.2 million
Other taxes
7.3%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other school charges
  • Other service charges$11.8 million
  • Other school charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money54%

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

From the federal government
54%$48.6 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$3.6 million

Local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
11%$9.9 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs82%Schools and colleges15%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Norfolk County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
82%$95.8 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$83.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$676 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$17.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$729 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Norfolk County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Norfolk 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.