County government · Horry County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Horry County took in $722 million and spent $542 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fees for services (road charges, airport)21%Fines and other12%Federal tax money4.7%State tax money4.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Horry County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
34%$248 million
Sales tax
18%$127 million
Other taxes
5.7%$41.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.9 million
  • Other licenses$11.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$155 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$129 million
  • Road charges$19.9 million
  • Airport$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$669 thousand
  • Parking$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$34.3 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$29.6 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$2.2 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$75.2 million
Fines
1.3%$9.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments14%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

14%

of Horry County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$188 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$70.0 million
  • Police$54.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$29.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$27.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$109 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$109 million
  • Parking$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$97.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$45.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20.8 million
  • Government buildings$16.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$103 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$73.6 million
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$73.6 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$24.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$23.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.2 million
  • Sewer systems$11.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$18.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.3 million
  • Libraries$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$4.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.3 million
Social services
0.3%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$637 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$455 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$455 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Horry 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 Horry 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.