County government · Chesterfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chesterfield County took in $39.3 million and spent $41.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Local tax money19%State tax money6.3%Fees for services (tolls, garbage collection)6.2%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

19%

of Chesterfield County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes59%

Property tax
41%$16.2 million
Other taxes
18%$7.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$360 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$127 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%$1.8 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$2.5 million

Local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
19%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.4 million
Fines
0.8%$325 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments9.3%Health and hospitals7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

9.3%

of Chesterfield County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$19.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$986 thousand
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$3.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$223 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$714 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$714 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$694 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$683 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$296 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chesterfield County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Chesterfield 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.