Overview
Palm Beach County's FY2026 budget totals $9,606,627,411. Current property taxes ($4,393,899,218, 45.74% of sources) are the largest revenue source; public safety ($2,112,199,128) is the largest expense activity. The countywide operating millage for FY2026 is 4.5000, with the county's taxable value at $343.0 billion.
At a glance
Headline budget
| Total of all funds / all sources, FY2026 | $9,606,627,411 |
| Fiscal year | October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 |
| Countywide operating millage | 4.5000 |
| Countywide voted debt millage | 0.0330 |
| Library district millage | 0.5491 |
| Fire Rescue main MSTU millage | 3.4581 |
| County population (brief fact sheet) | 1,556,161 |
Breakdown
Revenues: where the money comes from, FY2026. The six source figures sum exactly to $9,606,627,411.
| Current property taxes | $4,393,899,218 |
| Fund balance | $2,167,197,850 |
| Licenses, permits, other taxes & miscellaneous revenue | $629,832,577 |
| Intergovernmental revenues | $734,147,229 |
| Interfund transfers | $968,010,758 |
| Charges for services | $713,539,779 |
| Total of all sources | $9,606,627,411 |
Expenses by activity type, FY2026. The eleven activity figures sum exactly to $9,606,627,411.
| General government | $1,184,065,456 |
| Public safety | $2,112,199,128 |
| Physical environment | $721,516,519 |
| Transportation | $1,241,428,854 |
| Economic environment | $338,041,057 |
| Human services | $171,421,653 |
| Culture / recreation | $559,172,183 |
| Interfund transfers | $968,010,758 |
| Reserves | $2,021,242,270 |
| Internal services | $207,917,716 |
| Non-departmental | $81,611,817 |
| Total of all funds | $9,606,627,411 |
Elected officials
Board of County Commissioners (as of November 1, 2025, per the brief): Mayor Maria G. Marino (District 1), Vice Mayor Sara Baxter (District 6), Greg K. Weiss (District 2), Joel G. Flores (District 3), Marci Woodward (District 4), Maria Sachs (District 5), Bobby Powell Jr. (District 7). Constitutional officers named in the brief: Michael A. Caruso (Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller), Dorothy Jacks (Property Appraiser), Ric L. Bradshaw (Sheriff), Wendy Sartory Link (Supervisor of Elections), Anne M. Gannon (Tax Collector).
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Palm Beach County, FY2026 Budget in Brief, Office of Financial Management and Budget (discover.pbc.gov). Palm Beach County FY2026 Budget in Brief.
- Sum checks: the six revenue-source figures sum exactly to $9,606,627,411; the eleven expense-activity figures sum exactly to $9,606,627,411.
- Not used: the Town of Palm Beach $137.1 million budget found in the same search set is a different government and was excluded.
- Jurisdiction check: document header verified as Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified Florida jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.