What Kern County, California spends
Kern County, California reported $2.5 billion in total spending in fiscal year 2022, for 901,362 residents. Its largest listed service was hospitals at $529.7 million. Schools, hospitals and utilities are often run by separate districts, so a total here is not comparable between places. Compare one service at a time. A zero means this government reported no spending on that service; another government may provide it.
Spending by service
| Service | FY2022 spending | Per resident (our calculation) |
|---|---|---|
| Police | $150.5 million | $167 |
| Roads and highways | $63.6 million | $71 |
| Sewerage | $7.1 million | $8 |
| Solid waste | $70.2 million | $78 |
| Parks and recreation | $425,000 | $0 |
| Libraries | $7.8 million | $9 |
| Transit | $9.4 million | $10 |
| Schools | $271.5 million | $301 |
| Health | $339.3 million | $376 |
| Hospitals | $529.7 million | $588 |
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Source and coverage
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, individual unit file (revision 07/15/2026). Our per-resident figures are our own calculation; the Census Bureau has not reviewed or sanctioned them. Census has not reviewed unit data as a time series, and the data may contain non-sampling error.
Census unit file. Covers counties, cities and townships for fiscal year 2022 only, not a trend. Governments where Census estimated part of the spending are left out, so a missing place is not a zero: about 14,200 of 38,400 are absent for that reason. Pushbuild is not affiliated with any government listed.