County Government Financial Data

Revenue, spending, debt, and property tax data for 2,007+ US counties — including hundreds that aren't available from any single public source, collected directly from 6 state government offices.

3,029 Counties (2022)
2,007 Counties (2023)
897 Counties (2024)
6 State Sources

Why This Dataset Is Different

The US Census Bureau collects financial data from every county once every 5 years (last done in 2022). In between, they only check in with about 1,700 of the 3,143 counties — which means roughly 1,400 counties have no published financial data in years like 2023.

We filled the gaps that the Census Bureau doesn't cover

LayerProp collected county financial data directly from 6 state government offices — each of which publishes data in a completely different format. We downloaded, cleaned, and standardized everything into one consistent dataset. Every county was matched to its official ID code and checked against population numbers so you can compare per-person figures across the country.

Year 2022

3,029
of 3,143 counties (96.4%)

Year 2023

2,007
of 3,143 counties (63.9%)

Year 2024

897
of 3,143 counties (28.5%)

Data Fields Available Per County

Each county record includes these financial numbers, available for each year we have data.

Total Revenue

All money coming in — taxes, fees, payments from state and federal government, charges for services

Total Expenditures

All money going out — payroll, supplies, contracts, construction, and loan payments

Net Balance

Revenue minus spending — positive means the county ran a surplus, negative means a deficit

Property Tax Revenue

Money collected specifically from property taxes

Total Debt Outstanding

How much the county still owes on all bonds, notes, and loans combined

Per-Person Calculations

Revenue, spending, balance, and debt divided by county population — makes it easy to compare big and small counties

State-Level Data Sources

These are the state government offices we collected data from directly. Each one publishes their data differently, so we had to build a separate process for each state.

State Source Agency Format Years Details
New York (NY) Office of the State Comptroller
Source website 		CSV 2023, 2024 57 counties (excludes NYC boroughs)
Illinois (IL) Office of the Comptroller
Source website 		Database file 2023, 2024 96 counties, combined from detailed fund-level reports
Virginia (VA) Auditor of Public Accounts
Source website 		Excel (XLSX) 2024 116 localities (counties and independent cities)
Iowa (IA) Department of Management (Open Data Portal)
Source website 		CSV (open data portal) 2023, 2024 99 counties. Based on budget numbers (not final audited figures). No debt data available.
North Carolina (NC) Office of State Budget and Management
Source website 		CSV (open data portal) 2023, 2024 78-86 counties (some report $0). Original data published in thousands.
Indiana (IN) Gateway for Government Units (Annual Financial Reports)
Source website 		Text files 2023, 2024 90-92 counties. Detailed line items combined into totals. Includes debt balances.
Federal data: US Census Bureau (census.gov). Covers all counties every 5 years (last full survey: 2022). In other years, only about 1,700 counties are included.

Coverage by State (2023)

How complete our county financial data is for 2023, broken down by state. States at 100% have data for every county — either from the Census Bureau or from a state government source we imported.

State Total Counties 2023 Complete 2023 Missing Coverage 2024 Available
AK 29 15 14 51.7% 0
AL 67 40 27 59.7% 0
AR 75 35 40 46.7% 0
AZ 15 15 0 100% 0
CA 58 57 1 98.3% 57
CO 64 53 11 82.8% 0
CT 9 0 0 0% 0
DC 1 0 1 0% 0
DE 3 3 0 100% 0
FL 67 66 1 98.5% 66
GA 159 52 107 32.7% 0
HI 5 3 2 60% 0
IA 99 99 0 100% 99
ID 44 34 10 77.3% 0
IL 102 98 4 96.1% 92
IN 92 92 0 100% 90
KS 105 31 74 29.5% 0
KY 120 57 63 47.5% 0
LA 64 41 23 64.1% 0
MA 14 5 0 35.7% 0
MD 24 22 2 91.7% 0
ME 16 11 5 68.8% 0
MI 83 44 39 53% 0
MN 87 37 50 42.5% 0
MO 115 34 81 29.6% 0
MS 82 59 23 72% 0
MT 56 35 21 62.5% 0
NC 100 87 13 87% 86
ND 53 35 18 66% 0
NE 93 32 61 34.4% 0
NH 10 10 0 100% 0
NJ 21 21 0 100% 0
NM 33 30 3 90.9% 0
NV 17 16 1 94.1% 0
NY 62 57 5 91.9% 57
OH 88 85 3 96.6% 84
OK 77 42 35 54.5% 0
OR 36 22 14 61.1% 0
PA 67 65 2 97% 0
RI 5 0 5 0% 0
SC 46 46 0 100% 46
SD 66 25 41 37.9% 0
TN 95 49 46 51.6% 0
TX 254 74 180 29.1% 0
UT 29 27 2 93.1% 0
VA 133 52 81 39.1% 111
VT 14 13 1 92.9% 0
WA 39 39 0 100% 37
WI 72 72 0 100% 72
WV 55 49 6 89.1% 0
WY 23 21 2 91.3% 0

Methodology

How we put this dataset together, step by step.

1. Federal Data First

We started with the Census Bureau's official financial reports for every county. This gives us solid data for ~3,029 counties in 2022, but only ~1,700 in 2023 because the government doesn't survey every county every year.

2. Finding State Sources

We researched 30+ state government offices looking for downloadable data. Most states only publish individual PDFs for each county (not useful at scale) — we focused on the states that offer bulk downloads we could actually work with.

3. Importing State Data

Every state publishes their data differently — spreadsheets, databases, text files, online portals. We wrote custom programs to download and read each state's format, then convert it all into one consistent structure.

4. Cleaning & Standardizing

We matched every county to its official ID code, added up line-item details into totals (revenue, spending, debt), calculated per-person figures using population estimates, and computed year-over-year changes.

Explore the Data

View county financial data on our interactive map. Select a financial layer, click any county, and see detailed revenue, expenditure, and debt breakdowns.

Open County Comparator Map

Data last updated February 2026. The numbers on this page update automatically as new data is added. Federal data comes from the US Census Bureau. State data comes from the individual state government offices listed above.