County government · Anderson County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Anderson County took in $179 million and spent $64.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)23%State tax money23%Fines and other16%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

16%

of Anderson 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 taxes34%

Property tax
33%$58.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$41.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$19.1 million
  • Sewer$9.2 million
  • Garbage collection$8.7 million
  • Road charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$709 thousand
  • Water$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$9.0 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$40.6 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$28.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Health and hospitals7.8%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

23%

of Anderson County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$18.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$11.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$14.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$10.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.8%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$696 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anderson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Anderson 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.