Adopted FY 2026 county budget for Howard County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $18.50M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $8.37M, with $2.89M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($14.06M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4400 per $100.

Total Appropriation

$18.5M

General Fund

$14.4M

Debt Service (I&S)

$1.9M

Capital Projects

$2.2M

Per Capita

$820

Public Safety: $8.4M (45%)

Public Works: $2.9M (16%)

Administration: $2.3M

Adopted Tax Rate: $0.2210 / $100

FY 2025 ADOPTEDHoward County FY 2025 Adopted Budget

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Adopted FY 2025 county budget for Howard County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $17.54M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $7.94M, with $2.74M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($13.33M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4300 per $100.

Total Appropriation

$17.5M

General Fund

$13.7M

Debt Service (I&S)

$6.0M

Capital Projects

$2.1M

Per Capita

$777

Public Safety: $7.9M (45%)

Public Works: $2.7M (16%)

Administration: $2.2M

Adopted Tax Rate: $0.3017 / $100

FY 2024 ADOPTEDHoward County FY 2024 Adopted Budget

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Adopted FY 2024 county budget for Howard County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $16.69M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $7.55M, with $2.60M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($12.68M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4200 per $100.

Total Appropriation

$16.7M

General Fund

$13.0M

Debt Service (I&S)

$6.7M

Capital Projects

$2.0M

Per Capita

$740

Public Safety: $7.6M (45%)

Public Works: $2.6M (16%)

Administration: $2.1M

Adopted Tax Rate: $0.2210 / $100

FY 2023 ADOPTEDHoward County FY 2023 Adopted Budget

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Adopted FY 2023 county budget for Howard County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $15.45M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $6.99M, with $2.41M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($11.74M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4200 per $100.

Total Appropriation

$15.4M

General Fund

$12.1M

Debt Service (I&S)

$7.5M

Capital Projects

$1.9M

Per Capita

$685

Public Safety: $7.0M (45%)

Public Works: $2.4M (16%)

Administration: $1.9M

Adopted Tax Rate: $0.2094 / $100

FY 2022 ADOPTEDHoward County FY 2022 Adopted Budget

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Adopted FY 2022 county budget for Howard County approved by the Commissioners Court with total appropriations of $14.39M. Law enforcement and corrections through the County Sheriff and detention centers account for $6.51M, with $2.25M allocated to Precinct Road & Bridge repairs. Ad valorem property tax collections provide 76% ($10.94M) of total financing under an adopted county tax rate of $0.4100 per $100.

Total Appropriation

$14.4M

General Fund

$11.2M

Debt Service (I&S)

$8.2M

Capital Projects

$1.7M

Per Capita

$638

Public Safety: $6.5M (45%)

Public Works: $2.2M (16%)