County government · Dillon County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dillon County took in $24.9 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)22%Fines and other11%State tax money11%Federal tax money2.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
35%$8.8 million
Sales tax
15%$3.7 million
Other taxes
4.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Hospital bills$1.2 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$525 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.6 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$76 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$2.0 million
Fines
3.0%$753 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals7.6%Roads, transit and parking3.6%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

12%

of Dillon 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
44%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$988 thousand
  • Government buildings$703 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
7.6%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$765 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$765 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$747 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$435 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
Social services
0.9%$192 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$192 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dillon 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 Dillon 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.