County government · Harnett County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harnett County took in $637 million and spent $598 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)31%County taxes24%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money3.6%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Harnett County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
16%$101 million
Sales tax
7.7%$49.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$716 thousand
  • Other licenses$418 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$197 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$122 million
  • Sewer$29.2 million
  • Water$29.2 million
  • Garbage collection$8.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • Other school charges$25 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$22.8 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$220 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$688 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$43.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Health and hospitals26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs4.4%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

41%

of Harnett County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
41%$245 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$245 million
Health and hospitals
26%$158 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$128 million
  • Public health$29.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$66.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$28.3 million
  • Water supply$28.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$50.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$25.3 million
  • Fire protection$17.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$374 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$26.6 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$11.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
Social services
3.7%$22.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$11.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$593 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$5.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.7 million
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$1.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$546 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$771 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$771 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harnett 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 Harnett 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.