County government · Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Abbeville County took in $98.6 million and spent $88.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes29%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.9%Federal tax money0.3%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Abbeville County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
26%$25.7 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Road charges$405 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$283 thousand

State tax money55%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
55%$54.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$56 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$9.3 million
Fines
0.6%$550 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs93%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Roads, transit and parking0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

93%

of Abbeville County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$81.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$79.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$906 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$741 thousand
  • Government buildings$418 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$567 thousand
  • Fire protection$471 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$191 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$513 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$475 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$495 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$495 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$393 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$393 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$197 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$153 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Abbeville County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Abbeville County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.