County government · Colleton County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colleton County took in $61.2 million and spent $33.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money16%Fines and other14%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.3%Federal tax money4.9%

What stands out

12%

of Colleton County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes57%

Property tax
41%$24.9 million
Sales tax
9.9%$6.0 million
Other taxes
6.6%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$952 thousand
  • Other service charges$911 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$3.0 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$9.6 million

Fines and other14%

Fines
12%$7.5 million
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$913 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

10%

of Colleton County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$300 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$895 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$957 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$957 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$525 thousand
Social services
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colleton 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 Colleton 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.