County government · Greenwood County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greenwood County took in $567 million and spent $496 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)81%County taxes7.8%Fines and other4.9%State tax money3.6%Federal tax money3.0%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Greenwood County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes7.8%

Property tax
4.7%$26.7 million
Sales tax
2.6%$14.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$998 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$895 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$761 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$358 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$458 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$447 million
  • Garbage collection$4.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.5 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$600 thousand
  • Airport$164 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$16.9 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$20.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$374 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$26.9 million
Fines
0.1%$636 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals89%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Running the government and other costs2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Roads, transit and parking1.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

89%

of Greenwood County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
89%$439 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$434 million
  • Public health$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$22.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$482 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.4%$12.1 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Public transit$704 thousand
  • Airports$315 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$1.4 million
Social services
<0.1%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$71 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$65 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.