County government · Hampton County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hampton County took in $25.4 million and spent $22.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fines and other13%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)3.0%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
60%$15.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$77 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$763 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Airport$481 thousand
  • Garbage collection$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$2.4 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.3 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.6 million
Fines
3.3%$848 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs33%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

37%

of Hampton 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
37%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
13%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$2.6 million
Social services
3.7%$830 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$830 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$345 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$345 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hampton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Hampton 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.