What Wake County, North Carolina spends
Wake County, North Carolina reported $3.6 billion in total spending in fiscal year 2022, for 1,132,271 residents. Its largest listed service was schools at $2.2 billion. 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 | $73.1 million | $65 |
| Fire protection | $26.1 million | $23 |
| Solid waste | $31.7 million | $28 |
| Parks and recreation | $78.9 million | $70 |
| Libraries | $30.7 million | $27 |
| Water | $68,000 | $0 |
| Transit | $7.0 million | $6 |
| Schools | $2.2 billion | $1,932 |
| Health | $187.3 million | $165 |
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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.