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Bladen County

Counties · Bladen County · North Carolina · population 29,525

$185,347,000revenue, 2023
$160,910,000spending, 2023
$10,515,000long-term debt, end of 2023

US Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2023$185,347,000 $160,910,000$24,437,000
2022$133,271,000 $124,997,000$8,274,000
2021$124,590,000 $114,355,000$10,235,000
2020$113,303,000 $104,977,000$8,326,000
2019$142,794,000 $108,985,000$33,809,000
2017$110,684,000 $109,000,000$1,684,000

Where the money came from (2023)

  • State aid $122,070,000
  • Property tax $29,643,000
  • Charges for services $12,321,000
  • Other taxes $9,854,000
  • Other revenue $6,155,000
  • Utility & liquor store revenue $2,939,000
  • Aid from other local governments $1,556,000
  • Federal aid $809,000

Where it went (2023)

  • Schools (K-12) $92,520,000
  • Higher education $13,493,000
  • Public welfare $9,603,000
  • Police $8,014,000
  • Health $7,570,000
  • General / other $6,257,000
  • Solid waste $3,938,000
  • Corrections $3,819,000
  • Public buildings $2,819,000
  • Fire protection $2,642,000
  • Water utility $2,338,000
  • Central staff $1,907,000

Meetings, agendas & budget documents

This government's minutes, agendas and budget documents will appear here once its website has been added to our collection.

These are reported actuals, not adopted budgets. Census amounts are published in thousands of dollars and rounded to the nearest $1,000. Sources: Census government finances.