Budget Explorer · Miami-Dade County

Where the money comes from, and where it goes

Comparable revenue, spending, and debt for Miami-Dade County, on the same Census classification used for every city, county, and state in the Library — so the figures line up with peers rather than with the government's own budget book. Latest year: FY ending Sep 30, 2023. A deep dive from the county's own documents follows below: the FY2026-27 proposed budget against the FY2025-26 adopted budget.

Audited actuals · Census classification · 2.67M residents

At a glance

Total revenue

$12.1B

$4,512 per resident

Total spending

$11.8B

$4,425 per resident

Spending per resident

$4,425

58th percentile of 71

Debt outstanding

$19.7B

$7,377 per resident · 81st percentile of 70

Own-source share

82%

60th percentile of 71

Capital share

12%

30th percentile of 71

Where the money comes from

$12.1B total

Own-source revenue (taxes, charges, interest) versus aid from other governments. Utility and trust revenue are shown alongside general revenue but run on their own books.

Property tax$2.62B22%
General sales tax$789M7%
Selective sales taxes$209M2%
License & other taxes$275M2%
Federal aid$1.38B11%
State & local aid$694M6%
Charges & fees$4.38B36%
Interest, fines, other$1.22B10%
Utility revenue$504M4%

Own-source share of general revenue 82% · federal aid 12% · property tax is 67% of taxes

Where it goes

$11.8B total

Current operations plus capital outlay, grouped by Census function. Interest on debt and transfers to other governments are broken out so they are not hidden inside services.

Health & hospitals$2.91B25%
Public safety$2.06B17%
Transportation$2.05B17%
Environment & housing$1.61B14%
General government$799M7%
Interest on debt$691M6%
Public welfare$671M6%
Utilities (water, power, gas)$541M5%
Culture & recreation$483M4%

Show top functions with operating vs. capital ▸

Function	Category	Operating	Capital	Total
Hospitals	Health & hospitals	$2.84B	—	$2.84B
Police protection	Public safety	$902M	$82M	$984M
Transit	Transportation	$709M	$95M	$804M
Air transportation	Transportation	$587M	$113M	$701M
Public welfare	Public welfare	$671M	—	$671M
Fire protection	Public safety	$601M	$41M	$642M
Sewerage	Environment & housing	$335M	$289M	$624M
Housing & community development	Environment & housing	$537M	$13M	$550M
Water utility	Utilities (water, power, gas)	$252M	$289M	$541M
Parks & recreation	Culture & recreation	$334M	$54M	$389M
General (unallocable)	General government	$224M	$143M	$367M
Corrections (institutions)	Public safety	$349M	$5.1M	$354M
Solid waste management	Environment & housing	$315M	$22M	$337M
Sea & inland ports	Transportation	$129M	$119M	$248M

Trend · 3 Census years + 5 county budget years

Two different measures on one time axis. The solid line is the Census series (all revenue and spending, audited actuals). The dashed line is the county's own operating budget — actuals, then adopted, then proposed — a narrower basis, so the lines are not one series and the gap between them is scope, not change.

Revenue

Census: $12.1B (FY23 actual)

County budget: $7.76B (FY23 actual) → $9.02B (FY27 proposed)

Spending

Census: $11.8B (FY23 actual)

County budget: $6.60B (FY23 actual) → $9.02B (FY27 proposed)

Debt outstanding (Census only)

+3% over 2 yrs

$19.2B → $19.7B

Census actualsCounty operating budget (actual → adopted → proposed)

County operating budget as printed in the budget book: actuals for past years, adopted for the current year, proposed for next year. Net of interagency transfers; excludes the capital budget and non-operating items (debt service, reserves, transfers). Debt is Census-only because the budget book reports debt on a different basis. Sources: FY 2026-27 Proposed · Revenues, p.1 · Appendix B · Expenditures by Category of Spending, p.17.

How it compares · 71 cities and counties in the Library

Percentile within the cohort on each place's latest Census year. Higher is not better — the last column says what a high reading means so you can decide whether it matters here.

Measure	Miami-Dade County	Cohort median	Percentile	Higher means
Spending per resident	$4,425	$3,741	58th	more spent per resident
Revenue per resident	$4,512	$3,548	63rd	more raised per resident
Taxes per resident	$1,455	$1,328	60th	heavier own-tax load
Debt per resident	$7,377	$3,865	81st	more borrowed per resident
Own-source share of revenue	82%	81%	60th	less dependent on aid
Federal aid share of revenue	12%	7%	84th	more exposed to federal cuts
Capital share of spending	12%	18%	30th	more building, less operating
Interest share of spending	6%	4%	78th	more spend servicing debt
Debt ÷ annual revenue	1.64×	1.05×	78th	more leveraged

About this data

Census classification categories, not this government's own budget structure. Figures are audited actuals for the fiscal year shown, not the adopted budget.
The Census Bureau edits unit-level data only to produce state and national aggregates and advises against reading it as a precise time series for any single government; treat year-over-year moves under ~5% as noise.
Employee-retirement-system revenue is excluded (published separately by Census). Utility and insurance-trust revenue are shown separately from general revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (Individual Unit public-use files), unit 121086207649 (Miami-dade County). Retrieved 2026-09-07. Classification manual.

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Adopted budget · deep dive

Extracted from Miami-Dade County's own adopted-budget documents — the current fiscal year, in the government's own structure, with departments, positions, the capital pipeline, and the risks its budget office discloses. This is the layer the Census series can't see.

FY2026-27 ProposedNot yet adopted · final hearing Sep 17, 2026

Proposed by the Mayor in July 2026. The Board of County Commissioners held the first budget hearing on Sept. 3, 2026; the second and final hearing, where the budget and millage are adopted, is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2026. Figures are the proposed budget, not the adopted one. Budget process page · Proposed budget documents

The proposed budget at a glance

FY2026-27 Proposed

Total budget

$14.26B+7.8%

FY2025-26 Adopted: $13.23B

Operating

$9.02B+5.2%

$4.43B tax-supported · $4.60B proprietary

Capital (first year of plan)

$5.24B+12.5%

FY2025-26 Adopted: $4.66B

Budgeted positions

31,942−56 positions

418 added · 474 cut, incl. 419 vacant general-fund positions

County millage (operating + debt)

9.5544−0.0234 mills

Operating rates flat; debt-service rate 0.4171 → 0.3937

Multi-year capital plan

$46.70B

Plus $22.29B in unfunded capital needs

Debt context: $28.80B in long-term liabilities, including $20.90B in bonds and loans payable, as of Sep 30, 2025. Appendix S · Outstanding Long-Term Liabilities, p.1

Sources: Budget-in-Brief, p.3 · Proposed Budget FY 2026-27, p.1 · FY 2026-27 Proposed · Budget-in-Brief (tax example), p.6

Five-year outlook: where the gaps open

Forecast in the proposed budget

The proposed FY2026-27 budget balances, but the budget office's own forecast shows the two general funds falling short from FY2027-28 at current service levels and flat tax rates. The Fire Rescue District and Library District stay balanced through FY2031-32.

Countywide general fundUMSA general fund

Surplus / (gap)	FY27	FY28	FY29	FY30	FY31	FY32
Countywide General Fund	$8.5M	($124M)	($148M)	($155M)	($153M)	($139M)
UMSA General Fund	$15.5M	($84.8M)	($113M)	($126M)	($140M)	($155M)
Fire Rescue District	$15.0M	$2.2M	$1.2M	$900K	$11.8M	$33.1M
Library District	$7.7M	$14.8M	$20.4M	$24.4M	$31.8M	$42.0M

Not in the forecast: Nov 3, 2026 property-tax ballot measure

Homestead exemption rises from $50,000 to $150,000 in FY 2027-28 and $250,000 in FY 2028-29; annual assessment cap on non-homestead property falls from 10% to 5%.

FY2027-28 county revenue loss

$386M

Countywide $236M · Fire $83.6M · UMSA $44.8M · Library $21.1M; plus $34.7M to Jackson Health System

FY2028-29 (cumulative) county revenue loss

$697M

Countywide $433M · Fire $146M · UMSA $78.5M · Library $38.7M; plus $63.9M to Jackson Health System

Show revenue and expense lines ▸

Countywide General Fund

Line	FY27	FY28	FY29	FY30	FY31	FY32
Property Tax	2.23B	2.36B	2.47B	2.60B	2.73B	2.86B
Gas Tax	69.8M	70.5M	71.2M	71.9M	72.6M	73.4M
Carryover	133.4M	8.5M	0	0	0	0
Tax Collector/Constiutional Office Refund	56.1M	50.0M	45.0M	40.0M	35.0M	35.0M
Interest	18.8M	19.4M	19.9M	20.5M	21.2M	21.8M
State Revenue Sharing	81.0M	83.4M	85.9M	88.5M	91.2M	93.9M
Administrative Reimb.	70.8M	71.5M	72.2M	72.9M	73.6M	74.4M
Sales Tax	101.5M	104.5M	107.7M	110.9M	114.2M	117.7M
Other	118.3M	119.7M	121.0M	122.1M	123.3M	124.5M
Total revenues	2.88B	2.88B	3.00B	3.12B	3.26B	3.40B
Policy Formulation	79.4M	82.4M	85.1M	87.8M	90.6M	93.6M
Constitutional Offices	571.7M	593.0M	612.7M	632.3M	652.6M	673.8M
An Economy that Works for All	119.9M	127.6M	135.2M	143.3M	151.8M	160.9M
Healthy and Safe Communities	1.35B	1.44B	1.51B	1.57B	1.63B	1.69B
Investment in Infrastructure	423.7M	466.5M	493.8M	521.0M	549.2M	578.6M
Risk Reduction and Resilience	11.1M	12.6M	13.1M	13.7M	14.3M	14.9M
Fiscal Responsibility and Efficiency	318.1M	286.5M	298.0M	307.7M	317.6M	327.8M
Total expenses	2.87B	3.01B	3.14B	3.28B	3.41B	3.54B

UMSA General Fund

Line	FY27	FY28	FY29	FY30	FY31	FY32
Property Tax	261.0M	275.3M	289.1M	303.5M	318.7M	334.7M
Utility Tax	141.5M	145.7M	150.1M	154.6M	159.2M	164.0M
Communications Tax	29.5M	29.8M	30.1M	30.4M	30.7M	31.0M
Carryover	104.5M	15.5M	0	0	0	0
Interest	5.0M	5.1M	5.3M	5.5M	5.6M	5.8M
State Revenue Sharing	48.2M	48.2M	48.2M	48.2M	48.2M	48.2M
Administrative Reimb.	18.8M	19.0M	19.2M	19.4M	19.6M	19.8M
Sales Tax	114.5M	117.9M	121.4M	125.1M	128.8M	132.7M
Occupational License	5.8M	5.8M	5.9M	6.0M	6.0M	6.1M
Other	33.8M	34.1M	34.5M	34.8M	35.1M	35.5M
Total revenues	762.5M	696.5M	703.7M	727.4M	752.0M	777.7M
Policy Formulation	21.1M	21.8M	22.5M	23.2M	24.0M	24.7M
Constitutional Offices	557.8M	585.7M	614.9M	645.7M	678.0M	711.9M
An Economy that Works for All	8.0M	8.6M	9.1M	9.6M	10.2M	10.8M
Healthy and Safe Communities	66.8M	69.1M	71.3M	73.6M	75.9M	78.4M
Investment in Infrastructure	16.6M	17.2M	17.7M	18.3M	18.9M	19.5M
Risk Reduction and Resilience	199K	206K	212K	219K	226K	233K
Fiscal Responsibility and Efficiency	76.4M	78.8M	80.9M	83.1M	85.3M	87.7M
Total expenses	747.0M	781.4M	816.7M	853.7M	892.5M	933.1M

Fire Rescue District

Line	FY27	FY28	FY29	FY30	FY31	FY32
Property Tax	678.5M	712.5M	748.1M	785.5M	824.8M	866.0M
Transport Fees	45.0M	44.0M	44.0M	44.0M	44.0M	44.0M
Planning Reviews and Inspections	51.2M	53.6M	55.1M	56.5M	58.0M	59.6M
Interest	10.0M	10.0M	10.0M	10.0M	10.0M	10.0M
Interfund Transfer	200K	200K	200K	200K	200K	200K
Other Miscellaneous	1.3M	1.3M	1.3M	1.3M	1.3M	1.3M
Carryover	67.7M	15.0M	2.2M	1.2M	901K	11.8M
Total revenues	854.0M	836.6M	860.9M	898.7M	939.2M	992.9M
Total expenses	839.0M	834.4M	859.7M	897.8M	927.4M	959.8M

Library District

Line	FY27	FY28	FY29	FY30	FY31	FY32
Property Tax	125.9M	132.8M	139.4M	146.4M	153.7M	161.4M
State Aid	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M	1.0M
Carryover	13.7M	7.7M	14.8M	20.4M	24.4M	31.8M
Other	1.8M	827K	527K	527K	527K	527K
Total revenues	142.4M	142.3M	155.7M	168.3M	179.7M	194.8M
Total expenses	134.6M	127.6M	135.3M	143.9M	147.9M	152.8M

Sources: FY 2026-27 Proposed · Financial Outlook Summary Charts, pp.1-3 · FY 2026-27 Proposed · Executive Summary (Property Tax Reform), p.5

Where the operating money comes from

FY2026-27 Proposed

FY2025-26 AdoptedFY2026-27 Proposed

Proprietary$3.93B +8.2%

Property Tax$3.30B +1.4%

Miscellaneous$725M +21.3%

Sales Tax$494M +2.4%

Federal and State Grants$358M −10.3%

Misc. State Revenues$155M +4.7%

Gas Taxes$66.3M −5.5%

Total operating revenue $9.02B proposed vs $8.58B adopted (+5.2%). Net of interfund transfers, as the county presents it.

Five years, with actuals ▸

Source	FY23actual	FY24actual	FY25actual	FY26adopted	FY27proposed
Proprietary	3.93B	3.76B	4.94B	3.63B	3.93B
Federal and State Grants	381.5M	427.3M	394.4M	399.4M	358.5M
Property Tax	2.43B	2.70B	3.03B	3.25B	3.30B
Sales Tax	344.5M	486.7M	471.2M	482.6M	494.1M
Gas Taxes	69.7M	58.4M	72.6M	70.2M	66.3M
Misc. State Revenues	149.1M	144.6M	149.2M	148.0M	154.9M
Miscellaneous	449.2M	436.1M	536.3M	597.5M	724.8M
Total	7.76B	8.02B	9.59B	8.58B	9.02B

General fund revenue detail (countywide and unincorporated area) ▸

Countywide general fund · $2.87B proposed

TaxesGeneral Property Tax 2.35B · Less: Tax Collector Commissions −114.5M · Local Option Gas Tax 42.3M · Ninth Cent Gas Tax 10.9M	2.29B
Business Taxes	2.0M
Intergovernmental RevenuesState Sales Tax 96.4M · State Revenue Sharing 81.0M · Gasoline and Motor Fuels Tax 13.1M · Alcoholic Beverage License 1.1M · Race Track Revenue 603K · State Insurance Agent License Fees 916K	193.1M
Other RevenuesInterest 18.8M · Administrative Reimbursements 69.8M · Other Revenues 12.7M · Miscellaneous 4.0M	105.3M
Transfers	97.9M
Unspent Constitutional Offices Budget	56.1M
Cash Carryover	133.4M

UMSA general fund (unincorporated area) · $748M proposed

TaxesGeneral Property Tax 261.0M · Utility Tax 134.4M · Communications Tax 28.0M	423.4M
Business Taxes	5.8M
IntergovernmentalState Sales Tax 108.7M · State Revenue Sharing 48.2M · Alcoholic Beverage License 191K	157.1M
Other RevenuesInterest 5.0M · Administrative Reimbursements 18.6M · Other Revenues 1.3M · Miscellaneous 1.1M	25.9M
Transfers	31.5M
Cash Carryover	104.5M

Sources: FY 2026-27 Proposed · Revenues, p.1 · Appendix C · Countywide General Fund Revenue, p.1 · Appendix D · UMSA General Fund Revenue, p.1

Property tax rates

FY2026-27 Proposed

Mills	FY26 adopted	FY27 proposed
Countywide operating	4.5740	4.5740
Fire Rescue district	2.3965	2.3965
UMSA (unincorporated area)	1.9090	1.9090
Library district	0.2812	0.2812
Countywide debt service (voted)	0.4171	0.3937(−0.0234)
Total county rate	9.5778	9.5544

Millage rates are set at the final budget hearing (Sep 17, 2026); the figures above are the proposed rates.

Combined county rate, 10 years

Example county tax bill, FY27 proposed

A home with a $150,000 taxable value in unincorporated Miami-Dade pays $1,432 to the county, out of $2,534 in total property tax ($1,102 goes to the School Board and other regional authorities).

Sources: FY 2026-27 Proposed · Budget-in-Brief (tax example), p.6 · FY 2026-27 Proposed · Executive Summary (10-year millage chart), p.3

Departments: what changes

FY2025-26 Adopted → FY2026-27 Proposed

Largest dollar changes in operating budget, FY26 adopted to FY27 proposed.

Non-Departmental (Fiscal Responsibility and Efficiency)

−$126M

Housing and Community Development

+$70.9M

Water and Sewer

+$69.2M

Sheriff's Office

+$63.1M

Aviation

+$45.9M

Corrections and Rehabilitation

+$42.5M

Regulatory and Economic Resources

+$42.5M

People and Internal Operations

−$42.3M

−419

general-fund positions under the Mayor (439 eliminated, mostly vacant; 20 added)

+147

proprietary / other-fund positions (182 added in Fire Rescue, Aviation and Water and Sewer; 35 cut)

+216

constitutional offices (Sheriff +200, Clerk +12, Property Appraiser +4)

All 55 budget units, by strategic priority ▸

Department	FY26 adopted	FY27 proposed	Change	Positions	General fund FY27
Policy Formulation	105.7M	110.5M	+4.6%
Office of the Mayor	9.0M	9.4M	+5.3%	45 → 44	9.4M
Board of County Commissioners	50.3M	52.7M	+4.9%	294 → 294	52.3M
County Attorney's Office	46.4M	48.4M	+4.2%	168 → 167	38.7M
Constitutional Offices	1.30B	1.39B	+7.4%
Clerk of the Court and Comptroller	65.0M	68.1M	+4.8%	440 → 452	42.2M
Property Appraiser	66.8M	70.3M	+5.2%	428 → 432	58.7M
Non-Departmental	1.8M	1.8M	+1.4%	—	1.8M
Sheriff's Office	1.12B	1.18B	+5.6%	4,595 → 4,795	978.2M
Supervisor of Elections	47.3M	49.2M	+4.0%	151 → 151	48.7M
Tax Collector	0	0	—	707 → 707	—
General Government Improvement Fund	0	24.0M	new	—	20.3M
An Economy that Works for All	1.50B	1.67B	+11.2%
Aviation	774.8M	820.6M	+5.9%	1,762 → 1,780	—
Housing and Community Development	217.1M	288.1M	+32.7%	467 → 432	—
Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust	15.6M	15.4M	−1.8%	29 → 29	1.9M
Regulatory and Economic Resources	200.3M	242.8M	+21.2%	1,048 → 1,066	3.9M
Seaport	177.0M	182.2M	+2.9%	518 → 518	—
General Government Improvement Fund	0	1.0M	new	—	—
Non-Departmental	119.1M	122.1M	+2.6%	—	122.1M
Healthy and Safe Communities	3.09B	3.15B	+1.9%
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Trust	14.6M	14.6M	+0.0%	—	—
Animal Services	43.5M	44.8M	+3.0%	304 → 293	31.1M
Community Services	203.8M	212.2M	+4.1%	733 → 698	66.5M
Corrections and Rehabilitation	561.5M	604.0M	+7.6%	3,086 → 3,054	599.3M
Cultural Affairs	61.0M	62.8M	+2.9%	92 → 99	13.9M
Fire Rescue	889.7M	927.9M	+4.3%	3,110 → 3,244	65.2M
Homeless Trust	105.0M	117.6M	+11.9%	29 → 29	—
Jackson Health System	349.1M	349.8M	+0.2%	—	349.8M
Judicial Administration	56.4M	58.3M	+3.5%	322 → 322	49.9M
Law Library	606K	452K	−25.4%	3 → 3	—
Legal Aid	8.5M	9.1M	+7.4%	57 → 57	3.8M
Library	124.2M	124.5M	+0.2%	537 → 537	—
Medical Examiner	22.0M	22.7M	+3.0%	95 → 96	21.8M
Museum of Miami	4.0M	4.0M	+0.0%	—	—
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces	301.3M	287.9M	−4.5%	1,571 → 1,509	130.9M
Perez Art Museum Miami	4.0M	4.0M	+0.0%	—	—
Tourist Taxes	207.5M	206.2M	−0.7%	—	—
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens	4.0M	4.0M	+0.0%	—	—
General Government Improvement Fund	46.2M	6.4M	−86.1%	—	—
Non-Departmental	83.6M	89.1M	+6.6%	—	89.1M
Investment in Infrastructure	2.26B	2.43B	+7.2%
Office of the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust	4.7M	4.8M	+2.1%	12 → 12	—
Solid Waste Management	445.3M	463.4M	+4.1%	1,172 → 1,176	13.6M
Transportation and Public Works	904.2M	941.3M	+4.1%	4,241 → 3,938	394.7M
Water and Sewer	860.9M	930.0M	+8.0%	3,068 → 3,086	—
General Government Improvement Fund	30.1M	38.2M	+26.7%	—	4.2M
Non-Departmental	17.5M	49.0M	+179.9%	—	49.0M
Risk Reduction and Resilience	83.4M	96.3M	+15.5%
Emergency Management	11.5M	11.5M	−0.1%	36 → 36	9.6M
Environmental Resources Management	71.9M	82.9M	+15.2%	279 → 313	1.7M
General Government Improvement Fund	0	2.0M	new	—	2.0M
Fiscal Responsibility and Efficiency	1.16B	1.05B	−9.4%
Commission on Ethics and Public Trust	3.7M	4.0M	+8.5%	19 → 19	3.8M
Communications, Information and Technology	292.7M	282.9M	−3.3%	1,130 → 1,080	21.9M
Inspector General	9.1M	9.1M	−0.1%	42 → 42	967K
Internal Compliance	30.4M	70.1M	+130.5%	170 → 302	4.9M
Management and Budget	65.9M	49.4M	−25.0%	101 → 101	11.2M
People and Internal Operations	415.3M	373.0M	−10.2%	954 → 826	120.7M
Strategic Procurement	34.0M	45.8M	+34.5%	183 → 203	5.8M
General Government Improvement Fund	25.9M	59.7M	+130.1%	—	24.8M
Non-Departmental	279.4M	153.5M	−45.0%	—	153.5M
Less interagency transfers	(925.7M)	(876.1M)
Operating budget	8.58B	9.02B	+5.2%	31,998 → 31,942

"Non-Departmental" and "General Government Improvement Fund" appear once per strategic priority, as in the budget book. Three earlier years of actuals are in the source appendix.

Sources: Appendix B · Expenditures by Category of Spending, pp.1-17 · Appendix A · Operating Budget by Revenue Source with Total Positions (cross-check, general-fund share), pp.1-8 · FY 2026-27 Proposed · Executive Summary, p.4

What the money buys

FY2026-27 Proposed

FY2025-26 AdoptedFY2026-27 Proposed

Salary$3.34B +4.1%

Fringe Benefits$1.70B +7.9%

Court Costs$2.7M +9.8%

Contractual Services$1.20B +7.6%

Other Operating$2.21B −2.7%

Charges for County Services$732M +4.7%

Grants to Outside Organizations$303M +15.9%

Capital$403M +12.2%

Categories are gross; the county subtracts $876M in interagency transfers to reach the $9.02B operating budget.

Source: Appendix B · All Strategic Priorities, p.17

Capital: first-year budget and the plan behind it

FY2026-27 Proposed

FY27 capital budget

$5.24B

FY27–FY32 programmed

$28.37B

Full plan incl. prior & future

$46.70B

Unfunded needs

$22.29B

187 programs

FY27 capital budget by strategic priority

Investment in Infrastructure

$1.96B

An Economy that Works for All

$1.56B

Risk Reduction and Resilience

$962M

Healthy and Safe Communities

$462M

Fiscal Responsibility and Efficiency

$219M

Constitutional Offices

$81.1M

Unfunded capital needs by strategic priority

Investment in Infrastructure: $13.88B · 126 programsRisk Reduction and Resilience: $4.74B · 13 programsHealthy and Safe Communities: $2.04B · 27 programsAn Economy that Works for All: $1.49B · 9 programsConstitutional Offices: $141M · 12 programs

Capital by department ▸

Priority / department	FY27	FY27–FY32	Plan total	Unfunded
An Economy that Works for All	1.56B	9.43B	16.13B	1.49B
Aviation	1.02B	8.56B	14.00B	208.5M
Housing and Community Development	11.2M	15.2M	33.0M	502.0M
Non-departmental	23.3M	41.7M	158.2M
Seaport	495.7M	812.4M	1.86B	750.0M
Strategic Procurement	3.2M	9.2M	76.1M
Fiscal Responsibility and Efficiency	218.7M	404.5M	740.8M	—
Communications, Information and Technology	6.1M	14.0M	21.1M
Internal Compliance	22.3M	48.0M	78.8M
Non-departmental	90.0M	90.0M	90.0M
People and Internal Operations	38.6M	71.1M	259.9M
Strategic Procurement	945K	1.3M	1.3M
Transportation and Public Works	34.8M	69.3M	78.7M
Water and Sewer	25.9M	110.9M	211.0M
Healthy and Safe Communities	461.7M	1.37B	2.12B	2.04B
Animal Services	8.0M	28.0M	35.2M
Communications, Information and Technology	13.5M	28.0M	56.5M
Community Services	5.6M	16.6M	26.2M
Corrections and Rehabilitation	86.2M	473.6M	603.8M
Cultural Affairs	44.8M	79.9M	100.1M	730.0M
Fire Rescue	37.7M	145.5M	161.6M	272.7M
Homeless Trust	7.9M	9.9M	20.1M	16.5M
Judicial Administration	5.1M	5.1M	55.0M
Library Department	22.0M	31.0M	69.5M	197.3M
Medical Examiner	1.7M	1.8M	3.0M
Non-departmental	23.7M	24.4M	70.4M
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces	74.8M	283.1M	523.5M
People and Internal Operations	129.4M	239.6M	392.6M
Transportation and Public Works	1.3M	1.3M	1.3M
Investment in Infrastructure	1.96B	12.36B	17.15B	13.88B
Animal Services	587K	587K	1.3M
Communications, Information and Technology	19.5M	65.3M	145.6M
Community Services	2.4M	3.0M	11.5M
Corrections and Rehabilitation	11.8M	15.9M	53.6M
Cultural Affairs	62.2M	115.1M	204.0M	224.8M
Environmental Resources Management	606K	606K	606K
Fire Rescue	28.4M	73.3M	108.2M	174.8M
Homeless Trust	14.5M	25.7M	55.4M
Housing and Community Development	8.5M	19.3M	93.7M
Judicial Administration	20.2M	31.2M	117.2M
Library Department	25.9M	26.9M	61.0M	50.3M
Medical Examiner	3.9M	4.4M	6.6M
Non-departmental	31.4M	37.4M	74.6M
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces	76.9M	153.4M	427.4M
People and Internal Operations	127.1M	251.0M	367.2M	100.3M
Seaport	202.8M	1.14B	1.65B	900.0M
Solid Waste Management	13.3M	64.5M	180.6M	2.53B
Strategic Procurement	50K	50K	850K
Transportation and Public Works	936.7M	8.23B	10.10B	2.85B
Water and Sewer	373.1M	2.10B	3.48B	2.35B
Risk Reduction and Resilience	961.6M	4.70B	10.31B	4.74B
Communications, Information and Technology	4.2M	13.6M	27.6M
Environmental Resources Management	15.6M	51.7M	457.7M	30.0M
Non-departmental	220.1M	475.4M	1.40B
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces	16.4M	42.4M	77.3M
Seaport	14.6M	29.6M	240.1M	48.0M
Solid Waste Management	37.4M	364.7M	640.3M
Transportation and Public Works	172.5M	764.2M	2.14B	237.9M
Water and Sewer	480.8M	2.96B	5.33B	4.42B
Constitutional Offices	81.1M	98.7M	250.8M	140.8M
Communications, Information and Technology	22.7M	29.3M	126.7M
Non-departmental	20.8M	20.8M	20.8M
People and Internal Operations	31.5M	42.5M	88.4M	140.8M
Sheriff's Office	6.2M	6.2M	14.8M
Tax Collector	0	0	134K

Unfunded needs are listed only where the budget book assigns them; some departments with unfunded programs have no funded capital in that priority.

How the capital plan is funded ▸

Source	FY27	Plan total
County Bonds/Debt	3.01B	32.80B (70%)
County Proprietary Operations	730.2M	5.84B (13%)
Federal Government	561.4M	5.10B (11%)
State of Florida	121.6M	1.02B (2%)
Other County Sources	204.0M	987.7M (2%)
Impact Fees/Exactions	67.4M	686.0M (1%)
Gas Tax	17.7M	153.0M (0%)
Non-County Sources	10.4M	116.8M (0%)

Capital revenue programmed for FY 2026-27; differs from FY 2026-27 capital expenditure (Appendix H) by timing of carryover and financing.

Sources: Appendix H · Capital Expenditure Summary by Strategic Priority and Department, pp.1-2 · Appendix K · Capital Unfunded Program Summary, p.1 · Appendix G · Capital Revenue Summary by Source, pp.1-5

Grants to community-based organizations

FY2026-27 Proposed

$47.9M proposed for nonprofits, events and initiatives — $46.4M from the general fund and $1.5M from other county funds.

Legacy CBOs and Initiatives	$19.7M	41%
Cultural Activities	$12.8M	27%
Other CBOs, Events, and Initiatives	$11.0M	23%
Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces CBOs and Events	$1.5M	3%
Animal Services CBOs	$1.3M	3%
Airport/Seaport Promotions	$716K	1%
Environmental Education	$625K	1%
Library	$150K	0%

Source: Appendix Y · Proposed Funding for Grants to Community-Based Organizations, p.1

How these figures were extracted, and what isn't covered ▸

Parsed from the county's PDFs by code on Sep 14, 2026, not transcribed. Each table was kept only if it reconciled to the document's own printed totals (259 checks, 0 failed).

Appendix R · Outstanding Debt as of June 30, 2026 — Seven wide pages of per-issue narrative; no grand total in the text layer to validate a sum against.
Appendices P/Q · Debt capacity and ratios — Table body is not in the PDF text layer (only notes extract).
Appendix X · FY 2026-27 Priority Initiatives and Capital Highlights — Narrative sentences without totals; dollar figures could not be validated against a printed sum.
Unmet operating needs — Stated as $53.074 million in the Proposed Budget and Property Tax-Supported Budgets pages but $53.047 million in the Executive Summary table; documents disagree.
Appendix I (capital budget detail), E/F (non-departmental), L/M/N (gas, tourist, other revenues), O, T, U, V, W; Volumes 2 and 3 departmental narratives — Not in scope for this pass.

Budget Intelligence · FY2025-26 Adoptedextracted 2026-05-22Show detail ▸

Fiscal health snapshot

Total adopted budget

$13.23B

$8.58B op + $4.66B cap

Five-year outlook

Unbalanced

Deficit starts FY2026-27

Long-term liabilities

$29.40B

Bonds & loans $20.50B

Emergency reserve

$82M

Target $100M

Structural deficit drivers (OMB)

• Slowing property tax growth (12% → 5-7% assumed)
• Sales tax exemption legislation (July 2025)
• Federal funding uncertainty (ARPA sunsets Dec 2026)
• Healthcare cost increases
• New constitutional office obligations
• $61.7M in unmet operating needs not in forecast
• Expiring ARPA-funded Environmentally Endangered Lands Program

Revenue trajectory · 5 years by source

Proprietary-19%Federal & State Grants+9%Property Tax+48%Sales Tax+65%Gas Tax+8%Misc State Revenues+19%Miscellaneous+113%

Vacancy hot spots

Overall vacancy: 3.3%. Departments below are >10% under-staffed against budgeted positions (open data payroll vs. adopted budget headcount).

Department	Filled	Budgeted	Vacancy	Avg salary
Housing and Community Develop	302	467	35.3%	$92K
Regulatory & Economic Resource	784	1,048	25.2%	$102K
Board of County Commissioners	224	294	23.8%	$99K
Comm, Information & Technology	910	1,130	19.5%	$123K
People and Internal Ops	798	954	16.4%	$92K
Strategic Procurement	153	183	16.4%	$113K
Seaport	446	518	13.9%	$83K
Homeless Trust	25	29	13.8%	$106K
Animal Services	265	304	12.8%	$68K
Corrections and Rehabilitation	2,705	3,086	12.3%	$90K
Aviation	1,552	1,762	11.9%	$88K
Transportation & Public Works	3,771	4,241	11.1%	$77K
Solid Waste Management	1,047	1,172	10.7%	$72K
Internal Compliance	152	170	10.6%	$116K

Capital concentration · 6-year pipeline

Total $42.16B across 8+ programs · Top 3 (Aviation, Transportation and Public Works (Transit), Water and Sewer) = 74% of capital · Unfunded needs $20.16B

Aviation

$12.0B

Transportation and Public Works (Transit)

$10.1B

Water and Sewer

$9.0B

Seaport

$3.6B

Non-Departmental (General Govt)

$1.3B

Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces

$1.0B

TPW (Neighborhood)

$870M

Solid Waste Management

$823M

Risk register

14 fiscal and operational risks identified across the budget corpus. Severity reflects OMB disclosure + synthesized analysis. Horizon marks when each risk bites.

High

FY 2026-27 General Fund shortfall

H1 · now

OMB states Countywide & UMSA General Fund forecasts are NOT balanced beginning FY 2026-27

Source: Five-Year Outlook PDF p.62-64

High

Federal/state funding cliff

H1 · now

Federal/state grants -$87M (-18%) YoY; ARPA fully expended by Dec 2026

Source: Revenue trend

High

Property tax growth deceleration

H2 · next

OMB cuts growth from ~12% recent to 7% (FY26-27), 5.5% (FY27-28), 5% thereafter

Source: Revenue Forecast PDF

Medium-High

Sales tax exemption legislation

H2 · next

New state law adopted July 2025 excluding certain commodities — impact not fully quantified

Source: Revenue Forecast PDF

Medium-High

Aviation $12B capital program execution risk

H3 · later

Sustained $1B+/year program ramp; cost overruns on past airport projects industry-wide

Source: Appendix I

Medium-High

Tax Increment Financing diversion

H2 · next

$116.5M FY26 to 15 CRAs; OMB flags as structural drag on Countywide priorities

Source: Five-Year Outlook + Appendix F

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