County government · Camden County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Camden County took in $687 million and spent $521 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (college tuition, garbage collection)9.2%State tax money5.3%Fines and other2.6%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes46%

Property tax
46%$317 million

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$63.4 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 7 more
  • College tuition$27.7 million
  • Other service charges$16.2 million
  • Garbage collection$10.9 million
  • Parking$5.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$526 thousand
  • Road charges$493 thousand
  • School lunches$380 thousand
  • University housing and dining$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$246 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$36.2 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$6.9 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$16.5 million
Fines
0.2%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges29%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Social services5.2%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

29%

of Camden 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
29%$151 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$78.0 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$65.9 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$137 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$122 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$124 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$46.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$40.3 million
  • Police$36.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$343 thousand
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$37.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$34.3 million
  • Parking$2.8 million
Social services
5.2%$27.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$26.8 million
  • Welfare institutions$497 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$20.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$10.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$308 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$250 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Camden 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 Camden 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.