County government · Jasper County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jasper County took in $50.6 million and spent $39.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes85%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.5%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money0.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Jasper County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes85%

Property tax
54%$27.4 million
Sales tax
26%$13.2 million
Other taxes
4.7%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$886 thousand
  • Other licenses$340 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$686 thousand
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$117 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$1.4 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$81 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$2.6 million
Fines
0.9%$469 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Social services2.1%Roads, transit and parking2.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

47%

of Jasper 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
47%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$10.8 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
43%$16.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$955 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$955 thousand
Social services
2.1%$852 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$818 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$845 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$574 thousand
  • Airports$271 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$801 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$725 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$672 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jasper 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.