County government · Aiken County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Aiken County took in $229 million and spent $214 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%Fines and other22%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)10%Federal tax money6.6%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

20%

of Aiken County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
29%$67.4 million
Sales tax
13%$29.7 million
Other taxes
2.8%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$518 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$257 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$23.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$9.8 million
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Road charges$4.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$15.2 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$33.8 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$3.0 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
20%$45.2 million
Fines
2.4%$5.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Sent to other local governments16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Health and hospitals6.7%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

16%

of Aiken County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$69.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.3 million
  • Government buildings$18.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$57.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$26.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$33.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$33.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$266 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$18.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
  • Water supply$777 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$14.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$10.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Libraries$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$2.5 million
Social services
0.1%$303 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$303 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$64 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$64 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aiken 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 Aiken 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.