↓Decrease
Facilities and Fleet Department
Finance and Government
-$59.8M
-8.16%
$733,160,355 → $673,337,647
CivicCause budget overview
Santa Clara County Budget Overview
FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget
This page highlights the latest recommended county budget while preserving the prior imported budget-unit comparison below.
Santa Clara County budget units below are grouped by committee, but those detailed comparison rows still reflect the previously imported FY 2025-2026 recommended and adopted appropriation tables.
This figure reflects Santa Clara County's FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget and may change during Board adoption. The detailed tables below remain the FY 2025-2026 comparison and should not be read as current FY 2026-2027 budget-unit totals. Official source PDF
Budget status and timeline
Status
FY 2026-27 recommended budget
This figure reflects Santa Clara County's FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget and may change during Board adoption. Detailed budget-unit comparison rows still reflect the previously imported FY 2025-2026 recommended/adopted tables until the full FY 2026-2027 import is refreshed.
Important Dates
Recommended budget available online
May 1, 2026
Budget workshops
May 11-13, 2026
Budget hearings / Board consideration
June 15, 16, and 18, 2026
Adopted budget available online
October 2, 2026
FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget Headlines
FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget
$14,700,000,000
Approximate total from Santa Clara County's official FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget package; may change during Board adoption.
Projected Budget Gap
$787,000,000
Reported starting deficit addressed by the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget.
The FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget may change during Board adoption. The $787M gap is the reported starting deficit addressed by the recommended budget.
Historical context
Historical FY 2025-26 Imported Detail
The detailed rows below come from the prior imported FY 2025-26 dataset and are retained for context until FY 2026-27 detail tables are imported.
Historical FY 2025-26 Budget Comparison
FY 2025-26 Difference from Recommended
↑
+$79.2M
Increase
Historical FY 2025-2026 comparison from the previously imported adopted budget-unit rows minus recommended budget-unit rows.
Historical FY 2025-26 Largest Changes from Recommended to Adopted
The biggest final budget shifts among individual budget units, excluding committee and countywide totals.
↑Increase
County Library District
Finance and Government
+$54.1M
+36.99%
$146,163,676 → $200,234,535
↑Increase
In-Home Supportive Services Program Costs
Children, Seniors, and Families
+$47.2M
+15.07%
$312,953,224 → $360,126,999
↑Increase
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
County of Santa Clara Health System
+$18.9M
+0.42%
$4,498,537,802 → $4,517,413,975
↑Increase
Central Fire Protection District
Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation
+$16.4M
+9.56%
$171,882,845 → $188,314,527
Historical FY 2025-26 Committee Overview
Each committee block shows the most visible budget-unit changes within that part of the County budget.
Finance and Government
Facilities and Fleet Department
$733,160,355 → $673,337,647
-$59.8M
↓Decrease
County Library District
$146,163,676 → $200,234,535
+$54.1M
↑Increase
Technology Services and Solutions
$441,411,645 → $443,921,667
+$2.5M
↑Increase
Office of the County Executive
$112,541,772 → $114,919,082
+$2.4M
↑Increase
Public Safety and Justice
Office of the District Attorney
$201,449,379 → $202,025,747
+$576.4K
↑Increase
Office of Pretrial Services
$17,038,047 → $16,476,278
-$561.8K
↓Decrease
Criminal Justice System-Wide Costs
$49,892,665 → $50,442,665
+$550.0K
↑Increase
Office of the Sheriff Custody Bureau
$96,156,147 → $95,666,011
-$490.1K
↓Decrease
Children, Seniors, and Families
In-Home Supportive Services Program Costs
$312,953,224 → $360,126,999
+$47.2M
↑Increase
Social Services Agency
$762,751,520 → $765,293,005
+$2.5M
↑Increase
Categorical Aids Payments
$218,696,292 → $218,696,292
+$0
→Flat
Department of Child Support Services
$32,942,788 → $32,942,788
+$0
→Flat
County of Santa Clara Health System
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
$4,498,537,802 → $4,517,413,975
+$18.9M
↑Increase
SCVH Custody Health Services
$171,619,847 → $174,251,198
+$2.6M
↑Increase
Behavioral Health Services Department
$873,187,593 → $872,721,598
-$466.0K
↓Decrease
Valley Health Plan
$1,378,360,165 → $1,378,715,257
+$355.1K
↑Increase
Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation
Central Fire Protection District
$171,882,845 → $188,314,527
+$16.4M
↑Increase
Office of Supportive Housing
$125,064,406 → $125,110,339
+$45.9K
↑Increase
Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
$35,036,960 → $35,079,951
+$43.0K
↑Increase
Department of Planning and Development
$29,613,362 → $29,572,412
-$41.0K
↓Decrease
Historical FY 2025-26 Full Budget Unit Comparison
Budget units remain grouped by committee so the full County structure stays visible without collapsing everything into one table.
Finance and Government
Budget unit
2025-2026 Recommended
2025-2026 Adopted
Delta
Trend
Facilities and Fleet Department
Budget unit 263
$733,160,355
$673,337,647
-$59.8M
-8.16%
↓Decrease
County Library District
Budget unit 610
$146,163,676
$200,234,535
+$54.1M
+36.99%
↑Increase
Special Programs and Reserves
Budget unit 119
$620,305,932
$607,680,387
-$12.6M
-2.04%
↓Decrease
Technology Services and Solutions
Budget unit 145
$441,411,645
$443,921,667
+$2.5M
+0.57%
↑Increase
Office of the County Executive
Budget unit 107
$112,541,772
$114,919,082
+$2.4M
+2.11%
↑Increase
Appropriations for Contingencies
Budget unit 910
$245,452,087
$247,529,839
+$2.1M
+0.85%
↑Increase
Fleet Services
Budget unit 135
$30,663,462
$31,554,256
+$890.8K
+2.91%
↑Increase
Office of the County Counsel
Budget unit 120
$86,747,773
$87,160,257
+$412.5K
+0.48%
↑Increase
Employee Services Agency
Budget unit 130
$79,106,133
$79,479,376
+$373.2K
+0.47%
↑Increase
Office of the Assessor
Budget unit 115
$55,755,799
$55,619,754
-$136.0K
-0.24%
↓Decrease
County Communications
Budget unit 190
$42,605,271
$42,683,824
+$78.6K
+0.18%
↑Increase
Procurement Department
Budget unit 118
$26,902,901
$26,852,254
-$50.6K
-0.19%
↓Decrease
Department of Tax and Collections
Budget unit 111
$34,662,179
$34,613,220
-$49.0K
-0.14%
↓Decrease
Registrar of Voters
Budget unit 140
$56,873,247
$56,916,509
+$43.3K
+0.08%
↑Increase
Controller-Treasurer Department
Budget unit 110
$39,539,288
$39,576,471
+$37.2K
+0.09%
↑Increase
County Clerk-Recorder's Office
Budget unit 114
$19,303,591
$19,336,763
+$33.2K
+0.17%
↑Increase
Clerk of the Board
Budget unit 106
$23,349,549
$23,371,293
+$21.7K
+0.09%
↑Increase
Risk Management
Budget unit 108
$167,019,927
$167,025,639
+$5.7K
+0.00%
↑Increase
Supervisorial District 1
Budget unit 101
$2,629,911
$2,624,422
-$5.5K
-0.21%
↓Decrease
Supervisorial District 2
Budget unit 102
$2,629,911
$2,624,422
-$5.5K
-0.21%
↓Decrease
Supervisorial District 3
Budget unit 103
$2,629,911
$2,624,422
-$5.5K
-0.21%
↓Decrease
Supervisorial District 4
Budget unit 104
$2,629,911
$2,624,422
-$5.5K
-0.21%
↓Decrease
Supervisorial District 5
Budget unit 105
$2,629,911
$2,624,422
-$5.5K
-0.21%
↓Decrease
County Debt Service
Budget unit 810
$299,183,962
$299,183,962
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Local Agency Formation Commission-LAFCO
Budget unit 113
$1,362,078
$1,362,078
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Public Safety and Justice
Budget unit
2025-2026 Recommended
2025-2026 Adopted
Delta
Trend
Office of the District Attorney
Budget unit 202
$201,449,379
$202,025,747
+$576.4K
+0.29%
↑Increase
Office of Pretrial Services
Budget unit 210
$17,038,047
$16,476,278
-$561.8K
-3.30%
↓Decrease
Criminal Justice System-Wide Costs
Budget unit 217
$49,892,665
$50,442,665
+$550.0K
+1.10%
↑Increase
Office of the Sheriff Custody Bureau
Budget unit 240
$96,156,147
$95,666,011
-$490.1K
-0.51%
↓Decrease
Office of the Sheriff
Budget unit 230
$248,912,781
$249,324,939
+$412.2K
+0.17%
↑Increase
Probation Department
Budget unit 246
$242,659,363
$242,442,181
-$217.2K
-0.09%
↓Decrease
Office of the Public Defender
Budget unit 204
$91,550,751
$91,611,679
+$60.9K
+0.07%
↑Increase
Office of the Medical Examiner
Budget unit 293
$11,223,170
$11,204,825
-$18.3K
-0.16%
↓Decrease
Office of the Sheriff Custody Bureau Contract
Budget unit 235
—
$244,563,041
—
—
→Flat
Sheriff's Custody Bureau Contract
Budget unit 235
$243,334,531
—
—
—
→Flat
Children, Seniors, and Families
Budget unit
2025-2026 Recommended
2025-2026 Adopted
Delta
Trend
In-Home Supportive Services Program Costs
Budget unit 116
$312,953,224
$360,126,999
+$47.2M
+15.07%
↑Increase
Social Services Agency
Budget unit 501
$762,751,520
$765,293,005
+$2.5M
+0.33%
↑Increase
Categorical Aids Payments
Budget unit 511
$218,696,292
$218,696,292
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Department of Child Support Services
Budget unit 200
$32,942,788
$32,942,788
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
SSA-1991 Realignment
Budget unit 520
—
—
—
—
→Flat
County of Santa Clara Health System
Budget unit
2025-2026 Recommended
2025-2026 Adopted
Delta
Trend
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
Budget unit 921
$4,498,537,802
$4,517,413,975
+$18.9M
+0.42%
↑Increase
SCVH Custody Health Services
Budget unit 414
$171,619,847
$174,251,198
+$2.6M
+1.53%
↑Increase
Behavioral Health Services Department
Budget unit 415
$873,187,593
$872,721,598
-$466.0K
-0.05%
↓Decrease
Valley Health Plan
Budget unit 725
$1,378,360,165
$1,378,715,257
+$355.1K
+0.03%
↑Increase
Public Health Department
Budget unit 410
$191,609,306
$191,427,300
-$182.0K
-0.09%
↓Decrease
Department of Environmental Health
Budget unit 261
$39,690,808
$39,725,940
+$35.1K
+0.09%
↑Increase
Emergency Medical Services
Budget unit 420
$8,323,485
$8,315,924
-$7.6K
-0.09%
↓Decrease
Maddy Emergency Services Fund-Health SB 12
Budget unit 409
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation
Budget unit
2025-2026 Recommended
2025-2026 Adopted
Delta
Trend
Central Fire Protection District
Budget unit 904
$171,882,845
$188,314,527
+$16.4M
+9.56%
↑Increase
Office of Supportive Housing
Budget unit 168
$125,064,406
$125,110,339
+$45.9K
+0.04%
↑Increase
Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
Budget unit 262
$35,036,960
$35,079,951
+$43.0K
+0.12%
↑Increase
Department of Planning and Development
Budget unit 260
$29,613,362
$29,572,412
-$41.0K
-0.14%
↓Decrease
Department of Parks and Recreation
Budget unit 710
$104,365,988
$104,344,632
-$21.4K
-0.02%
↓Decrease
Roads Department
Budget unit 603
$104,141,028
$104,161,361
+$20.3K
+0.02%
↑Increase
Airports Department
Budget unit 608
$7,027,861
$7,027,861
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
County Sanitation District 2-3
Budget unit 192
$5,948,640
$5,948,640
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Los Altos Hills County Fire District
Budget unit 979
$22,167,034
$22,167,034
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
South Santa Clara County Fire Protection District
Budget unit 980
$7,526,371
$7,526,371
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Vector Control District
Budget unit 411
$11,633,303
$11,633,303
+$0
+0.00%
→Flat
Community and Organization Perspectives
Perspectives on this budget will appear here.
Historical FY 2025-26 5-Year Budget Unit Overview
Valley Health Plan
County of Santa Clara Health System
Budget unit 725
+$693.1M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $685,613,068
2025-2026: $1,378,715,257
2021-2022$685.6M2022-2023$760.7M2023-2024$854.4M2024-2025$1.26B2025-2026$1.38B
Office of the Sheriff
Public Safety and Justice
Budget unit 230
+$61.3M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $188,064,267
2025-2026: $249,324,939
2021-2022$188.1M2022-2023$204.1M2023-2024$220.9M2024-2025$238.7M2025-2026$249.3M
Office of Supportive Housing
Finance and Government
Budget unit 168
+$29.1M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $95,998,803
2025-2026: $125,110,339
2021-2022$96.0M2022-2023$115.4M2023-2024$97.3M2024-2025$135.1M2025-2026$125.1M
Roads Department
Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation
Budget unit 603
+$18.4M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $85,764,935
2025-2026: $104,161,361
2021-2022$85.8M2022-2023$94.3M2023-2024$84.8M2024-2025$92.6M2025-2026$104.2M
Social Services Agency
Children, Seniors, and Families
Budget unit 501
+$127.2M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $638,090,614
2025-2026: $765,293,005
2021-2022$638.1M2022-2023$706.6M2023-2024$722.6M2024-2025$763.0M2025-2026$765.3M
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
County of Santa Clara Health System
Budget unit 921
+$1.03B
↑ Increase
2023-2024: $3,485,142,478
2025-2026: $4,517,413,975
2023-2024$3.49B2024-2025$3.76B2025-2026$4.52B
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Hospitals and Clinics
County of Santa Clara Health System
Budget unit 921
+$375.4M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $2,696,283,904
2022-2023: $3,071,683,177
2021-2022$2.70B2022-2023$3.07B
Public Health Department
County of Santa Clara Health System
Budget unit 410
+$11.8M
↑ Increase
2021-2022: $179,625,683
2025-2026: $191,427,300
2021-2022$179.6M2022-2023$208.3M2023-2024$186.9M2024-2025$183.3M2025-2026$191.4M
Methodology and caveats
This scaffold uses persisted Santa Clara County budget-unit data imported from the official FY 2025-2026 Recommended and Adopted Budget books. Budget units are grouped by committee and are not flattened into departments.
- Comparison matches primarily on normalized budget-unit name. One budget unit naming variant remains unmatched for manual review.
- Extracted from published adopted budget books. Some budget units are renamed or reorganized across years, and committee changes may reflect real organizational movement rather than parsing error.
- Budget units preserve committee grouping and budget unit number from the published Recommended Budget table.
- Budget units preserve committee grouping and budget unit number from the published Adopted Budget table.
Sources
Santa Clara County FY 2025-2026 Recommended Budget
https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1271/2025-05/fy-25-26-recommended_budget.pdfSection: Appropriation for Gross Expenditures By Budget Unit · Fiscal year: 2025-2026 · Column: FY 25-26 Recommended
Primary source for recommended budget-unit appropriation values.
Santa Clara County FY 2025-2026 Adopted Budget
https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1271/2025-10/fiscal-year-2025-2026-adopted-budget_1.pdfSection: Appropriation for Gross Expenditures By Budget Unit · Fiscal year: 2025-2026 · Column: FY 25-26 Adopted
Primary source for adopted budget-unit appropriation values.
Santa Clara County FY 2022-2023 Adopted Budget
https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1271/2022-10/fy-22-23-adopted-budget.pdfSection: Appropriation for Gross Expenditures By Budget Unit · Fiscal year: 2021-2022 · Column: FY 21-22 Adopted
Source column for FY 2021-2022 adopted budget-unit appropriation values.
Santa Clara County FY 2022-2023 Adopted Budget
https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1271/2022-10/fy-22-23-adopted-budget.pdfSection: Appropriation for Gross Expenditures By Budget Unit · Fiscal year: 2022-2023 · Column: FY 22-23 Adopted
Source column for FY 2022-2023 adopted budget-unit appropriation values.
Santa Clara County FY 2024-2025 Adopted Budget
https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1271/2024-10/fy-24-25-adopted-budget.pdfSection: Appropriation for Gross Expenditures By Budget Unit · Fiscal year: 2023-2024 · Column: FY 23-24 Adopted
Source column for FY 2023-2024 adopted budget-unit appropriation values.
Santa Clara County FY 2024-2025 Adopted Budget
https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1271/2024-10/fy-24-25-adopted-budget.pdfSection: Appropriation for Gross Expenditures By Budget Unit · Fiscal year: 2024-2025 · Column: FY 24-25 Adopted
Source column for FY 2024-2025 adopted budget-unit appropriation values.