County government · Bamberg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bamberg County took in $14.0 million and spent $9.4 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 taxes63%State tax money28%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

12%

of Bamberg County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes63%

Property tax
49%$6.9 million
Sales tax
12%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$312 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$655 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$3.9 million

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.6%$222 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs43%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

55%

of Bamberg County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$980 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$4.0 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$844 thousand
  • Government buildings$314 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bamberg 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 Bamberg 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.