Sacramento County Appropriations

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in $thousands (,000)

LineItem Appropriation OtherFund Revenue CountyTax Total% Notes
Social Services $1,480,891 $559,555 $796,811 $124,525 16.59
Health Services $1,402,008 $659,924 $726,035 $16,049 15.71
Airport $1,167,608 $320,150 $687,691 $159,767 13.08 In comparison, Denver’s airport (Page 224) is self-sufficient. Appropriation = $1,673,750 thousand; Revenue = $1,674,190 thousand
Behavior Programs $856,936 $420,546 $417,155 $19,235 9.60 Revenue from state for behavior programs (fully distributed to other funds plus extra county tax dollars)
Roads $524,270 $185,392 $185,513 $153,365 5.87 Includes traffic signals and street lights
Sheriff $444,392 $125,878 $100,426 $218,088 4.98 Positions: 1,314
Jails (2) $410,269 $118,504 $39,220 $252,545 4.60 Positions: 886
Assets (General Services) $398,111 $5,505 $321,045 $71,561 4.46
Justice $345,741 $125,028 $32,744 $187,969 3.87
LineItem Appropriation OtherFund Revenue CountyTax Total% Notes
Water Supply/Drainage $228,718 $22,200 $191,281 $15,237 2.56
Waste and Recycling $202,236 $1,644 $172,745 $27,847 2.27
Debt Service $196,500 $12,240 $177,167 $7,093 2.20
Technology Department $187,208 $149,107 $12,988 $25,113 2.10
Districts $187,105 $2,329 $38,039 $146,737 2.10 Areas within the county that pay extra taxes for extra services
Public Safety Revenue (Prop. 172) $175,204 $175,204 $0 $0 1.96 Half-cent sales tax revenue (fully distributed to other funds)
Community Development $144,819 $1,552 $122,571 $20,696 1.62
District Attorney $137,970 $30,487 $14,976 $92,507 1.55
Personnel $89,761 $19,502 $0 $70,259 1.01
Parks $61,302 $744 $33,840 $26,718 0.69
LineItem Appropriation OtherFund Revenue CountyTax Total% Notes
Economic Development $46,219 $15,415 $14,513 $16,291 0.52
Finance Department $41,931 $0 $39,618 $2,313 0.47 Positions: 243
Environment $31,146 $4,482 $22,377 $4,287 0.35
Non-Departmental Costs $25,639 $193 $0 $25,446 0.29 Pay for audits and a host of other mandated services
Assessor $23,953 $0 $10,394 $13,559 0.27
County Clerk/Recorder $20,596 $7,888 $7,420 $5,288 0.23 Marriage licenses; real estate documents
Voter Registration and Elections $16,524 0 $1,689 $14,835 0.19
Animal Care $15,777 $207 $2,414 $13,156 0.18
Library $8,855 $0 $1,626 $7,229 0.10
Contingencies $8,658 $0 $0 $8,658 0.10
LineItem Appropriation OtherFund Revenue CountyTax Total% Notes
Emergency Services $7,978 $68 $5,137 $2,773 0.09
County Counsel $7,700 $0 $4,079 $3,621 0.09 Positions: 78
County Executive $7,406 $0 $5,753 $1,653 0.08 Positions: 52
Transfer out to others’ OtherFund $6,310 $0 $0 $6,310 0.07
Agriculture and Wildlife $6,139 $0 $4,335 $1,804 0.07
Supervisors $5,938 $0 $0 $5,938 0.07 Positions: 25
Clerk of the Board $4,560 $0 $1,593 $2,967 0.05 Positions: 20
Civil Service Commission $570 $0 $60 $510 0.01 Positions: 2
Discretionary Revenue $0 $14,464 $928,285 $0 0.00 Discretionary revenue from property and sales taxes
Total $8,926,948 $2,978,208 $5,119,540 $829,200 100.00