FY2025 Adopted Budget
Mecklenburg County's FY2025 budget totals $2.5 billion, an increase of $140 million or 5.9% over the FY2024 budget.
The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, adopted Mecklenburg County’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
The FY2025 operating budget totals $2.5 billion, an increase of $140 million or 5.9% over the FY2024 operating budget. The budget sets a property tax rate of 48.31 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That represents a one-cent increase in the tax rate that was previously scheduled to fund the Capital Improvement Plan adopted last year.
Board Priority Investments
$986K
Early Childhood Development
$60.7M
Educational Attainment
$50.8M
Environmental Stewardship
$11M
Health Access
$17M
Housing Insecurity
$12.4M
Workforce Development
Where the Money Comes From
Revenue Categories
Represent over half (57.1%) of the total revenue for the Adopted Budget. The County tax Rate is 48.31 cents per $100 of valuation.
The second largest source of revenue, representing 19.3% of total revenue in the Adopted Budget.
Revenues from user fees such as parks, landfill, storm water, health user fees, and others.
State revenue funds various health, mental and social services, and State lottery funds.
Federal revenue primarily funds health, mental health, and social services.
Available funds appropriated in FY2025 to fund one-time investments in various county priorities.
Revenues from rentals, transient occupancy tax, sale of properties, and other revenue sources like fire and law enforcement service district tax revenue.
Mecklenburg County uses Law Enforcement Service Districts and a Fire Protection Service District to finance and provide law enforcement and fire services to unincorporated areas of the County. Tax rates for each are available in the FY2025 Adopted Budget Book.
Where the Money Goes
Expense Categories
Includes funding for CMS & CPCC operating and debt, as well as Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and MECK Pre-K.
Includes funding for the Consolidated Health & Human Services agency, and MEDIC. Also includes funding for the County's affordable housing program fund.
Funding for facility management as well as other capital including land, vehicles, and enterprise technology.
Includes funding for Parks & Recreation and LUESA, as well as the County's Environmental Leadership Action Plan.
Includes funding for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, Criminal Justice Services, and the Medical Examiner's Office.
Funding for administration and internal support for the County, including Information Technology, Public Information, Human Resources, Legal, and the County Manager’s Office.
Funding for Financial Services, County Assessor's Office, and Tax Collector.
Includes funding for Elections, Register of Deeds, and Office of Economic Development..
Capital Improvement Plan
In Fiscal Year 2024, Mecklenburg County launched its new five-year rolling Capital Improvement Plan, also known as the CIP, which will be revisited annually to best manage County resources. The adopted CIP is $4.3 billion and will address the infrastructure needs necessary to meet the demands of a growing community.
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CMS
30 projects for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) totaling $2.6 billion
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CPCC
9 projects for Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) totaling $112 million
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County Facilities
78 projects for Mecklenburg County facilities totaling $1.6 billion
Budget Resources
FY25 Resident Budget Priority Survey
The annual resident budget priority survey provides residents the opportunity to share their perspectives on the County’s budget and investments.
- Budget Archives
Visit our budget archive to examine and research budgets from previous fiscal years.