County Commons · Maryland
Maryland: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 24 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
6,263,220 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.4% since 2020) · 24 counties
The state's money — Maryland state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $58.6 billion and spent $59.6 billion · $9,509 per resident. It owed $25.4 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$34.71 · $19.9 billion
Education$33.44 · $19.2 billion
Other and unallocable$6.87 · $3.9 billion
Health$6.00 · $3.4 billion
Governmental administration$4.44 · $2.5 billion
Highways$4.29 · $2.5 billion
Correction$3.20 · $1.8 billion
Police protection$2.10 · $1.2 billion
Interest on general debt$1.96 · $1.1 billion
Natural resources$1.55 · $890 million
Hospitals$0.90 · $518.4 million
Parks and recreation$0.54 · $309 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $57.4 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$29.7 billion
Individual income tax$12.1 billion
General sales tax$6.8 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$5.8 billion
Corporate income tax$2 billion
Property tax (state share)$1.1 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$1 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$761.4 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$21 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$4.3 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$3.5 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$7.3 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.