ZIP 21223 · Baltimore, MD

Two governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Maryland

$63.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes51%Federal tax money34%Fees for services (college tuition, tolls)7.5%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money0.3%
Full Maryland breakdown

What stands out

8.1%

of Maryland's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes51%

Individual income tax
18%$10.6 billion
Other taxes
12%$7.45 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.80 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.25 billion
  • Amusement taxes$1.17 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$887 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$499 million
  • Tobacco taxes$405 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$336 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$280 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$213 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 million
  • Public utility taxes$151 million
  • Corporation licenses$146 million
  • Driver's licenses$40.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$34.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$19.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$6.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$6.85 billion
Business income tax
8.1%$4.85 billion
Property tax
1.7%$995 million

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$4.48 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 14 more
  • College tuition$1.59 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$847 million
  • University housing and dining$792 million
  • Airport$327 million
  • Other service charges$305 million
  • Sewer$225 million
  • Hospital bills$143 million
  • Transit fares$69.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$65.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$54.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$19.3 million
  • Road charges$17.8 million
  • Housing$16.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.6 million
  • Other education charges$762 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$20.4 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$158 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$3.69 billion
Fines
0.8%$508 million
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Where the money goes

Social services34%Sent to local governments19%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%All other spending15%

What stands out

19%

of Maryland's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Maryland breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$21.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$21.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$108 million
  • Welfare institutions$46.8 million
  • Veterans' services$5.4 million
Sent to local governments
19%$12.1 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: colleges and universities and 19 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$10.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$423 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$393 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$339 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$260 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$188 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$82.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$64.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$61.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$22.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$11.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$10.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$352 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$345 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$10.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.64 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.36 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$925 million
  • Other education$721 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$701 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$5.56 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$2.42 billion
  • Roads and highways$1.62 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$955 million
  • Airports$378 million
  • Ports and harbors$200 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$4.54 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.63 billion
  • Police$1.14 billion
  • Courts and legal services$978 million
  • Inspections and regulation$393 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$389 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$3.44 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.45 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.16 billion
  • Government buildings$496 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 million
  • Other government administration$92.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$27.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$2.71 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.17 billion
  • Hospitals$541 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.12 billion
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$877 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$877 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$736 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$307 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$270 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$222 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$174 million
  • Libraries$47.4 million
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Your city

Public schools here are run by City of Baltimore, so school money is part of its budget.

Baltimore city is an independent city, so the city government also serves as the county.

City of Baltimore

$5.73 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

City taxes36%State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Baltimore's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Baltimore breakdown

City taxes36%

Property tax
21%$1.05 billion
Individual income tax
7.8%$386 million
Other taxes
6.8%$336 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 7 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$81.8 million
  • Other licenses$25.9 million
  • Amusement taxes$10.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$5.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$604 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$806 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 9 more
  • Sewer$401 million
  • Water$241 million
  • Other service charges$76.7 million
  • Parking$60.2 million
  • Garbage collection$17.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.1 million
  • Road charges$3.0 million
  • Other school charges$2.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$661 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$332 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.66 billion

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$28.4 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$309 million
Fines
0.6%$30.0 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

35%

of Baltimore's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Baltimore breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
35%$2.01 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.01 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.28 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$645 million
  • Water supply$394 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$959 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$715 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$969 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$895 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$494 million
  • Fire protection$276 million
  • Courts and legal services$96.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$28.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$246 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$246 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$109 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$78.8 million
  • Libraries$30.4 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$105 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$43.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$63.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$43.0 million
  • Parking$20.2 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$33.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$30.1 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$30.1 million
Social services
<0.1%$3.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.4 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.