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Hardee County

FIPS 12049 · Fiscal year runs October 1 – September 30

County budget

Official proposed, tentative, adopted or amended budgets — plans for a fiscal year, not what was spent.

No official structured sourceNo official adopted or proposed budget table has been imported for this county yet. Reported actuals (below) are not budgets.

No budget chart for this county: no figures from an official structured budget table are held.

Reported revenues and spending (actuals)

Reported actuals, not a budget. What Hardee County Government reported collecting and spending after each fiscal year in its Annual Financial Report to the Florida Department of Financial Services, as compiled by the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research. Scope: The county government reporting entity in its Annual Financial Report (Board of County Commissioners, constitutional officers and reported component units). Excludes cities, the school district and independent special districts. Covers every fund type reported, including custodial funds; interfund transfers are not netted out.. Nominal USD, not adjusted for inflation.

Data availableReported actuals for FY 2005–FY 2024 from the state-compiled Annual Financial Reports. These are not budgets.Refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

Total reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year

All funds, nominal USD. Select a year to see its breakdown.

FY 2023–24: Revenues (actual) $116,634,633 · Expenditures (actual) $102,107,127

20 fiscal years of reported actuals, FY 2004–05 to FY 2023–24.

$0$50.0M$100M2004–052006–072008–092010–112012–132014–152016–172018–192020–212023–24
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Reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year
Fiscal yearRevenuesExpendituresRevenues minus expenditures
FY 2023–24$116,634,633$102,107,127$14,527,506
FY 2022–23$92,376,035$89,069,070$3,306,965
FY 2021–22$64,170,621$55,266,976$8,903,645
FY 2020–21$58,509,152$59,204,065−$694,913
FY 2019–20$59,923,896$48,553,047$11,370,849
FY 2018–19$60,972,921$60,121,953$850,968
FY 2017–18$52,016,619$43,924,106$8,092,513
FY 2016–17$43,135,910$46,154,066−$3,018,156
FY 2015–16$42,513,471$42,405,943$107,528
FY 2014–15$45,121,892$45,062,289$59,603
FY 2013–14$45,049,659$43,175,252$1,874,407
FY 2012–13$40,689,934$43,730,198−$3,040,264
FY 2011–12$38,879,661$33,990,446$4,889,215
FY 2010–11$35,175,632$32,723,136$2,452,496
FY 2009–10$38,354,423$37,708,981$645,442
FY 2008–09$43,967,832$42,175,015$1,792,817
FY 2007–08$50,753,949$47,366,463$3,387,486
FY 2006–07$58,367,136$62,064,677−$3,697,541
FY 2005–06$49,372,813$48,432,101$940,712
FY 2004–05Not reported$55,583,990Not reported
Revenues, FY 2023–24
$116,634,633
Expenditures, FY 2023–24
$102,107,127
Revenues minus expenditures (not a budget surplus)
$14,527,506
Revenue per resident (population 25,883, 2024)
$4,506
  • Totals include custodial (fiduciary) funds — money collected and held for other governments or individuals: $27,155,922 of revenue and $26,702,640 of expenditures. These pass-through amounts can make revenue and expenditure totals diverge sharply.

Revenues by account section: $116,634,633

Revenues by account section: General Government Taxes $42.7M, Intergovernmental Revenues $24.9M, Miscellaneous Revenues $20.0M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Hardee County Government — Revenues Reported by Account Code and Fund Type” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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Revenues by account section
Account sectionNominal USD
General Government Taxes$42,742,379
Intergovernmental Revenues$24,946,345
Miscellaneous Revenues$19,967,054
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$13,224,226
Charges for Services$8,411,391
Other Sources$7,058,973
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$284,265

Expenditures by account section: $102,107,127

Expenditures by account section: General Government Services (Not Court-Related) $37.7M, Public Safety $30.1M, Economic Environment $13.6M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Hardee County Government — Expenditures Reported by Account Code and Fund Type” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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Expenditures by account section
Account sectionNominal USD
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$37,724,489
Public Safety$30,061,041
Economic Environment$13,575,614
Transportation$8,351,217
Physical Environment$4,866,784
Court-Related Expenditures$2,290,585
Culture / Recreation$2,264,652
Other Uses and Non-Operating$1,702,173
Human Services$1,270,572

County statistics

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Detailed Tables, table-based Summary File), 2020–2024 (vintage 2024). Five-year estimates describe the whole period, not a single year; ranges are 90% margins of error.

Data available12 of 12 indicators published for 2020–2024 (5-year estimates describe the whole period, not a single year).Refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

Rates, percent of each indicator’s universe

Hover or focus a row for its estimate, margin of error and universe.

Share of people below the poverty level 25.3%; Unemployment rate 5.9%; Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher 12.1%; Owner-occupied share of occupied homes 71.4%

0%25%50%75%100%Share of people below the poverty level25.3%Unemployment rate5.9%Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.1%Owner-occupied share of occupied homes71.4%
Total population
25,675 people
±0 · 2020–2024
Median age
35.8 years
±0.6 years · 2020–2024
Median household income
$60,489
±$6,151 · 2020–2024
Per capita income
$28,365
±$3,450 · 2020–2024
Households
8,219 households
±270 · 2020–2024
Housing units
9,942 housing units
±29 · 2020–2024
Median home value (owner-occupied)
$153,600
±$26,119 · 2020–2024
Median gross rent
$962
±$47 · 2020–2024
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Census indicators
IndicatorEstimateMargin of error (90%)PeriodCensus variablesUniverse
Total population25,675 people±02020–2024B01003_001 Total population—
Median age35.8 years±0.6 years2020–2024B01002_001 Median age, total population—
Median household income$60,489±$6,1512020–2024B19013_001 Median household income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Per capita income$28,365±$3,4502020–2024B19301_001 Per capita income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Share of people below the poverty level25.3%±4.2 pts2020–2024B17001_002 / B17001_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Population for whom poverty status is determined (B17001_001)
Unemployment rate5.9%±1.8 pts2020–2024B23025_005 / B23025_003 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Civilian labor force, population 16 years and over (B23025_003)
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.1%±2.2 pts2020–2024Sum of B15003_022…025 / B15003_001 × 100 (MOE: root-sum-of-squares numerator, ACS proportion formula)Population 25 years and over (B15003_001)
Households8,219 households±2702020–2024B11001_001 Total households—
Housing units9,942 housing units±292020–2024B25001_001 Total housing units—
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes71.4%±4.3 pts2020–2024B25003_002 / B25003_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Occupied housing units (B25003_001)
Median home value (owner-occupied)$153,600±$26,1192020–2024B25077_001 Median value, owner-occupied housing units—
Median gross rent$962±$472020–2024B25064_001 Median gross rent, renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B01003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B01002 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B19013 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B19301 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B17001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B23025 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B15003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B11001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25077 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25064 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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