Many NC counties may have yet to obligate all of their American Rescue Plan dollars

Percent of flexible American Rescue Plan funds obligated by NC counties as of June 30, 2024

This county map of North Carolina shows the percent of American Rescue Plan Local FIscal Recovery Funds that have been obligated as of June 30, 2024, with higher rates of obligated funds in more rural parts of the state.
Obligating funds requires local governments to enter into a specific type of contract agreement or place an order for using the funds. Areas in gray did not report data.
Chart: NC Budget & Tax CenterSource: Economic Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Treasury quarterly reporting of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) spending data through June 30, 2024Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper