County Desk Mecklenburg County

← Mecklenburg County annual finances

2023

Fiscal year 2023
Population 1143390
Revenues $2,795,641,763
Property taxes $1,252,386,311
Sales tax $472,917,397
Other taxes $85,573,828
Sales and services $161,542,468
Intergovernmental $229,166,125
Debt proceeds $495,682,800
Other revenue $98,372,834
Expenditures $2,458,515,857
Education $843,704,287
Public safety $218,005,764
Human services $438,775,718
General government $365,638,100
Debt service $204,426,595
Other spending $387,965,393
Salaries and wages $368,321,377
Capital outlay $229,906,885
General fund revenues $1,608,332,292
General fund expenditures $1,548,261,717
Fund balance available $742,200,860
Fund balance, % of general-fund spending 47.3
State average, % 47.7
Cash and investments, June 30 $1,741,845,298
Assessed valuation $201,586,253,783
Latest revaluation 2019
Tax rate per $100 0.6169
State average rate 0.6257
Taxes collected, % 99.5
Taxes uncollected $5,751,507
General-obligation debt $1,642,020,000
GO debt per resident 1436
Installment and lease debt $107,404,572
Authorized, not issued $52,225,000
Moody's rating Aaa
S&P rating AAA
Fitch rating AAA
Source Open

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