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Sarasota County

FIPS 12115 · 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 Sarasota 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 2025 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 2024–25: Revenues (actual) $3,705,671,269 · Expenditures (actual) $3,696,691,288

21 fiscal years of reported actuals, FY 2004–05 to FY 2024–25.

$0$1.00B$2.00B$3.00B$4.00B2004–052007–082010–112013–142016–172019–202024–25
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Reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year
Fiscal yearRevenuesExpendituresRevenues minus expenditures
FY 2024–25$3,705,671,269$3,696,691,288$8,979,981
FY 2023–24$3,767,489,298$3,369,119,747$398,369,551
FY 2022–23$3,147,857,576$2,960,809,901$187,047,675
FY 2021–22$2,993,776,598$2,865,630,538$128,146,060
FY 2020–21$1,337,774,829$1,289,294,676$48,480,153
FY 2019–20$1,252,610,998$1,136,290,008$116,320,990
FY 2018–19$1,190,564,827$1,104,564,044$86,000,783
FY 2017–18$1,114,005,706$1,071,550,908$42,454,798
FY 2016–17$1,003,714,089$949,597,271$54,116,818
FY 2015–16$950,202,769$944,073,371$6,129,398
FY 2014–15$1,086,759,174$1,077,534,062$9,225,112
FY 2013–14$951,939,088$902,674,007$49,265,081
FY 2012–13$850,146,359$853,493,731−$3,347,372
FY 2011–12$836,534,056$825,666,325$10,867,731
FY 2010–11$938,045,082$930,834,573$7,210,509
FY 2009–10$841,102,168$858,246,090−$17,143,922
FY 2008–09$1,006,303,536$926,583,836$79,719,700
FY 2007–08$1,154,104,096$1,011,101,069$143,003,027
FY 2006–07$1,060,498,527$994,636,659$65,861,868
FY 2005–06$1,115,124,349$939,304,673$175,819,676
FY 2004–05Not reported$758,085,821Not reported
Revenues, FY 2024–25
$3,705,671,269
Expenditures, FY 2024–25
$3,696,691,288
Revenues minus expenditures (not a budget surplus)
$8,979,981
Revenue per resident (population 487,640, 2025)
$7,599
  • Totals include custodial (fiduciary) funds — money collected and held for other governments or individuals: $1,901,427,057 of revenue and $1,909,908,334 of expenditures. These pass-through amounts can make revenue and expenditure totals diverge sharply.

Revenues by account section: $3,705,671,269

Revenues by account section: Miscellaneous Revenues $2.01B, General Government Taxes $529M, Charges for Services $484M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Sarasota 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
Miscellaneous Revenues$2,011,516,256
General Government Taxes$528,771,457
Charges for Services$483,841,819
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$245,617,918
Other Sources$237,297,296
Intergovernmental Revenues$191,385,937
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$7,240,586

Expenditures by account section: $3,696,691,288

Expenditures by account section: General Government Services (Not Court-Related) $2.19B, Public Safety $581M, Physical Environment $319M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Sarasota 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)$2,193,320,055
Public Safety$581,028,506
Physical Environment$318,883,969
Other Uses and Non-Operating$309,309,757
Transportation$123,695,464
Culture / Recreation$106,293,381
Human Services$28,980,096
Court-Related Expenditures$24,216,572
Economic Environment$10,963,488

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

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Share of people below the poverty level 8.6%; Unemployment rate 3.7%; Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher 40.8%; Owner-occupied share of occupied homes 76.7%

0%25%50%75%100%Share of people below the poverty level8.6%Unemployment rate3.7%Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.8%Owner-occupied share of occupied homes76.7%
Total population
459,547 people
±0 · 2020–2024
Median age
57.4 years
±0.2 years · 2020–2024
Median household income
$83,416
±$1,422 · 2020–2024
Per capita income
$57,835
±$1,645 · 2020–2024
Households
212,204 households
±1,723 · 2020–2024
Housing units
266,492 housing units
±163 · 2020–2024
Median home value (owner-occupied)
$411,800
±$4,642 · 2020–2024
Median gross rent
$1,818
±$31 · 2020–2024
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Census indicators
IndicatorEstimateMargin of error (90%)PeriodCensus variablesUniverse
Total population459,547 people±02020–2024B01003_001 Total population—
Median age57.4 years±0.2 years2020–2024B01002_001 Median age, total population—
Median household income$83,416±$1,4222020–2024B19013_001 Median household income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Per capita income$57,835±$1,6452020–2024B19301_001 Per capita income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Share of people below the poverty level8.6%±0.5 pts2020–2024B17001_002 / B17001_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Population for whom poverty status is determined (B17001_001)
Unemployment rate3.7%±0.4 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 higher40.8%±0.9 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)
Households212,204 households±1,7232020–2024B11001_001 Total households—
Housing units266,492 housing units±1632020–2024B25001_001 Total housing units—
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes76.7%±0.6 pts2020–2024B25003_002 / B25003_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Occupied housing units (B25003_001)
Median home value (owner-occupied)$411,800±$4,6422020–2024B25077_001 Median value, owner-occupied housing units—
Median gross rent$1,818±$312020–2024B25064_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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