County government · Barnwell County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Barnwell County took in $24.8 million and spent $26.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Federal tax money19%State tax money11%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)3.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Barnwell County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
46%$11.3 million
Other taxes
8.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.2%$1.3 million

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$742 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$470 thousand
  • Airport$256 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$4.6 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$161 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.2 million
Fines
1.9%$459 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Health and hospitals7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

37%

of Barnwell 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
37%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$956 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$418 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$487 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$272 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$272 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barnwell 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 Barnwell 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.