County government · Fairfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fairfield County took in $39.9 million and spent $36.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes89%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)4.9%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes89%

Property tax
74%$29.7 million
Sales tax
7.9%$3.2 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Tobacco taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$836 thousand
  • Other licenses$309 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$308 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$584 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
  • Airport$64 thousand
  • Transit fares$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$2.2 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$150 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$206 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs32%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

10%

of Fairfield 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
34%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$11.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$758 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and airports
  • Public transit$2.1 million
  • Airports$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$724 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$170 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$41 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.