Sarasota County, Florida
FACT 7 OF 28
VERIFIEDThey grew the county's debt 76% in three years. Your paycheck didn't.
+76%
debt growth vs +5.6% served-population growth
Every bond behind that increase passed with Neunder and Smith voting yes.
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FY2022 → FY2025
County bonded debt (FY2022 → FY2025)+76.4%
$629.8M → $1.11 BILLION
Population the county primarily serves+5.6%
Served population = county residents minus self-servicing North Port, on the same BEBR April-1 series the county's own ACFR uses.
Source: Sarasota County ACFR FY2022/FY2025; BEBR Florida Estimates of Population 2025