County government · Allendale County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allendale County took in $8.5 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fines and other17%Fees for services (airport, water)4.6%Federal tax money4.2%State tax money3.5%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

64%

of Allendale County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
64%$5.4 million
Sales tax
5.9%$508 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; water and 2 more
  • Airport$193 thousand
  • Water$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$362 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$295 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$101 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.4 million
Fines
1.0%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals16%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

16%

of Allendale County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$3.2 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$782 thousand
  • Government buildings$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$833 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$668 thousand
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$818 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$569 thousand
  • Airports$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$385 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$385 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$252 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
  • Libraries$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allendale County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Allendale 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.