County government · Edgefield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Edgefield County took in $16.2 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Local tax money18%Fines and other8.6%State tax money1.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
67%$10.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$527 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$527 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.8%$299 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$217 thousand

Local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
18%$2.9 million

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
6.5%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$334 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals17%

What stands out

58%

of Edgefield 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
58%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$982 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$335 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edgefield 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 Edgefield 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.