County government · Greenville County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greenville County took in $583 million and spent $379 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fines and other17%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)16%State tax money11%Federal tax money1.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Greenville County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
51%$297 million
Other taxes
4.2%$24.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$92.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$54.9 million
  • Road charges$14.8 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$8.4 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$62.0 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$1.0 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
13%$75.9 million
Fines
3.6%$21.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals9.0%Housing and community development7.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.3%

of Greenville County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$145 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$81.2 million
  • Fire protection$37.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$25.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$87.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$65.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.7 million
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$41.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$21.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$19.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.0%$34.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.3 million
Housing and community development
7.3%$27.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$23.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.5 million
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$10.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
  • Parking$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$118 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenville 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 Greenville 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.