{"about":"Guilford County, North Carolina 2027 budget, compiled by County Commons (independent, nonpartisan; not a government website). Every amount cites its source document and page.","page":"https://guilfordnc.countycommons.us/budget","meta":{"document":"Guilford County NC FY2026-27 Adopted Budget","title":"Guilford County — the money trail","grand_total":889196646,"year":2027,"note":"Guilford County (Greensboro and High Point), the third-most-populous county in North Carolina. This tree is the General Fund — the main operating budget, $889.2 million — shown by department, from the county’s adopted budget book. Counting every fund (debt service, school capital, rural fire, grants), the all-funds budget is about $1.19 billion. The property tax rate is 78.95¢ per $100. Every figure ties to the adopted budget book’s own summary tables, which foot to the dollar."},"documents":[{"id":"guilford-fy27-budget","title":"Guilford County FY2026-27 Adopted Budget Book","jurisdiction":"guilford-county","layer":"appropriation","source_url":"https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/fy2027-adopted-budget-book/open","retrieved_at":"2026-08-21","status":"ingested","note":"Adopted June 25, 2026. General Fund $889,196,646 (38 departments); all funds $1,190,249,837. Summary tables foot to the dollar."}],"verification":{"total_checks":7,"passed":7,"failed":0},"nodes":[{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-1","parent":null,"name":"K-12 Education (Guilford County Schools)","amount":367029000,"note":"The county’s payment to public schools — operating plus debt — the single largest thing the county funds."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-2","parent":null,"name":"Social Services","amount":107292665,"note":"Benefits and family services."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-3","parent":null,"name":"Sheriff / Law Enforcement","amount":98939236,"note":"The Sheriff’s Office."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-4","parent":null,"name":"Public Health","amount":55868901,"note":"County health programs."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-5","parent":null,"name":"Emergency Services","amount":48260589,"note":"EMS, fire coordination, and emergency management."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-6","parent":null,"name":"Community College (GTCC)","amount":28489960,"note":"The county’s share of Guilford Technical Community College."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-7","parent":null,"name":"County Debt","amount":24319439,"note":"Debt service on county borrowing."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-8","parent":null,"name":"Information Technology","amount":21907442,"note":"County computer systems."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-9","parent":null,"name":"General Services (Facilities)","amount":14609851,"note":"County buildings."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-10","parent":null,"name":"Behavioral Health","amount":10936702,"note":"Mental-health and substance-use programs."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-11","parent":null,"name":"Tax","amount":10060374,"note":"Property assessment and collection."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-12","parent":null,"name":"Retiree Benefits (HR)","amount":9200000,"note":"Benefits for county retirees."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-13","parent":null,"name":"Child Support","amount":8780306,"note":"Child-support enforcement."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-14","parent":null,"name":"Parks and Recreation","amount":6361732,"note":"County parks."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-15","parent":null,"name":"Animal Services","amount":6274401,"note":"Animal control and shelter."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf-16","parent":null,"name":"County Attorney","amount":6027260,"note":"Legal counsel to the county."},{"year":2027,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"guilford-fy27-budget","page":null},"status":"partial","id":"gf-other","parent":null,"name":"The remaining 22 departments","amount":64838788,"note":"Planning, Register of Deeds, Elections, Libraries, Finance, Elections, Veterans, and other smaller offices combined — the General Fund total minus the departments listed."}]}