County government · Darlington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Darlington County took in $55.6 million and spent $58.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)12%State tax money11%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

64%

of Darlington County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes65%

Property tax
64%$35.5 million
Other taxes
0.8%$431 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$431 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$292 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Airport$218 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$2.5 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$6.1 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$4.0 million
Fines
0.8%$440 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

35%

of Darlington County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$22.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$410 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$20.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
  • Government buildings$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
9.8%$5.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$265 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$193 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$52 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Darlington 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 Darlington 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.