Durham County
Audited figures filed with the Local Government Commission.
$586,763,219
spent in 2025
$721,698,793
revenue
343,108
residents
Year by year
| Year | Population | Revenue | Spending | Spent per resident | Fund balance | Property tax | Long-term debt | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 301,520 | $504,195,450 | $486,420,669 | $1,613 | — | $263,158,665 | — | — |
| 2018 | 307,007 | $529,515,324 | $511,285,454 | $1,665 | — | $278,723,886 | — | — |
| 2019 | 311,163 | $567,629,795 | $528,247,762 | $1,698 | — | $291,821,258 | — | — |
| 2020 | 316,934 | $577,945,558 | $546,476,156 | $1,724 | — | $315,300,961 | — | — |
| 2021 | 325,751 | $553,803,192 | $449,194,150 | $1,379 | — | $325,222,809 | — | — |
| 2022 | 327,957 | $630,167,295 | $487,015,751 | $1,485 | — | $343,369,567 | — | — |
| 2023 | 334,379 | $647,873,927 | $515,520,975 | $1,542 | — | $358,662,059 | — | — |
| 2024 | 337,263 | $676,866,407 | $570,060,221 | $1,690 | — | $364,837,222 | — | — |
| 2025 | 343,108 | $721,698,793 | $586,763,219 | $1,710 | — | $428,538,740 | — | — |
A dash means the field was not in that year's filing. It does not mean zero dollars. These figures come from the Local Government Commission's reporting portal, which serves them a year at a time rather than as a document per filing.