Sussex County wins Triple Crown Award for financial, budget reports

Georgetown, Del., Sept. 9, 2025: Scoring back-to-back titles is a daunting feat for any team, but Sussex County's financial management has earned it another championship, or sorts.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, based in Chicago, late this summer awarded Sussex County its prestigious Triple Crown Award, which recognizes governments that have received GFOA's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Popular Annual Financial Reporting Award, and the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the previous year. The County won each of those awards in the last year, thereby guaranteeing it Triple Crown status.

The distinction is the second-in-a-row Triple Crown Award win for Sussex County, and the latest in a string of financial accolades bestowed upon the County - including an upgrade to the highest Aaa bond rating - during the past 20-plus years.

Scoring the latest financial trifecta once again puts Sussex County in a select class, as one of only 403 local governments nationwide and the only one in Delaware to have earned the Triple Crown Award this year, according to GFOA.

"We are proud once again to be named a Triple Crown Award recipient," County Finance Director Gina A. Jennings said. "It's a testament to the diligence and hard work of our staff in ensuring the County's financial records meet the highest accounting standards. Not just that, it represents that highest form of accuracy and transparency our taxpayers expect and deserve, and continuing to have earned and maintained the public's trust is our greatest award."

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