Cabarrus County, North Carolina
FY 2027 Adopted Budget Book
The complete adopted budget, opened up as a browsable website. Read it section by section as ordinary web pages, search the full text, or page through every original scanned page under All Pages — where the tables, charts, and diagrams appear exactly as published.
Budget at a glance
A quick, visual summary of the FY 2027 adopted budget—where the money comes from and where it goes. Every figure is drawn from the adopted budget book; open a section below for the full detail.
$560.9M
Total adopted budget, all funds
$413.6M
General Fund budget
57.6¢
Property tax rate per $100 value
249,725
Estimated county population
Revenue by source
How the $560.9M budget is funded, all funds.
Expenditures by function
How the $560.9M budget is spent, all funds.
Budget by fund
The General Fund carries most of the budget, followed by the Community Investment Fund.
Sections
Introduction
Board of Commissioners, GFOA award, organization chart, reader's guide, county profile, and strategic planning.
County Manager's Budget Message
The County Manager's transmittal message for the FY 2027 Recommended Budget.
Financial Structure
Fund structure and relationships, accounting basis, budgetary policies, and the budget process and calendar.
Budget Summary
Changes to the recommended budget, and the revenue and expenditure sections.
Fund Summaries
Summaries for the General Fund and every other county fund.
Position Summary
Total authorized positions and adopted new positions.
Five-Year Plan
The county's five-year financial plan.
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Capital narrative and capital projects across general government, public safety, culture & recreation, and education.
Education
Departmental program summaries for public schools and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Debt Service
County debt service, legal debt margin, and related schedules.
Supplemental Information
Budget ordinance, fee changes, community and statistical information, glossary, and acronyms.