County government · Chester County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester County took in $18.6 million and spent $31.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fines and other39%State tax money0.5%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)0.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Chester County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes60%

Sales tax
23%$4.4 million
Property tax
23%$4.3 million
Other taxes
14%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$892 thousand
  • Other licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and other service charges
  • Parks, land and natural resources$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$102 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
34%$6.3 million
Fines
5.2%$962 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

51%

of Chester County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$16.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$798 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$938 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$833 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$343 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
  • Airports$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chester 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 Chester 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.