Howard County Operating Budget Expenditures from Fiscal Year 2018

Operating budget expenditure data for Howard County, Maryland, detailing the allocation of county funds. The dataset includes columns for Object, Function, Fiscal_Year, Approved_Budget, Funded_Program, Business_Area, Department, and Fund. It is hosted by opendata.howardcountymd.gov and was last updated on 2023-09-28.

Use Cases

• Analyzing budget trends over time using the Fiscal_Year and Approved_Budget columns.
• Comparing expenditure allocations across different Departments and Business_Areas.
• Tracking funding for specific programs using the Funded_Program and Fund columns.
• Categorizing spending by purpose using the Object and Function columns.

Strengths

• Provides multi-year coverage starting from Fiscal Year 2018.
• Offers detailed breakdowns across eight distinct columns including Department and Fund.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

opendata.howardcountymd.gov

Collection Method

Likely published via the Socrata open data platform.

Time Range

Fiscal Year 2018 to present.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-09-28 18:14:18; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Howard County, Maryland, USA.