Where the Typical Orange County
Property Tax Dollar Goes
(Locally Assessed
1% Basic Levy)
Due to new property tax legislation effective for
the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the County and the cities
will receive property taxes from the schools' allocation
to replace local sales taxes and vehicle license fees
transferred to the State. The State is required to
backfill the schools' revenues.
Orange County receives the lowest share of Property
Tax in the entire state of California.
One percent (1%) of the County's funds support the
County Library, a non-general fund department.
The largest share of all Property Taxes supports
school districts.
The Orange County Fire Authority is included with
the Special Districts.
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