County government · Clarendon County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clarendon County took in $45.3 million and spent $42.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)6.4%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
53%$24.0 million
Sales tax
11%$4.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$278 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$326 thousand
  • Sewer$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Airport$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$5.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$5.7 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$255 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.7 million
Fines
0.9%$387 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Interest on debt7.0%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

44%

of Clarendon 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
44%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$7.6 million
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$499 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$11.2 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$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$763 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$386 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$3.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$765 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$868 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$624 thousand
  • Libraries$575 thousand
Social services
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$224 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$224 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$150 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$150 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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.