County government · Kershaw County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kershaw County took in $73.0 million and spent $83.5 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 taxes50%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)31%Fines and other9.8%State tax money5.5%Local tax money4.2%

What stands out

14%

of Kershaw County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
27%$19.8 million
Other taxes
14%$10.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.7%$6.3 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$22.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$13.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Road charges$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$555 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$4.0 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$3.0 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$5.2 million
Fines
2.7%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

56%

of Kershaw 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
56%$47.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$46.9 million
  • Public health$241 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$609 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$995 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$196 thousand
Social services
0.4%$328 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$328 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kershaw 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 Kershaw 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.