County government · Laurens County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Laurens County took in $60.2 million and spent $78.6 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 taxes63%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.5%Fines and other6.7%State tax money5.7%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Laurens County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes63%

Property tax
57%$34.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$562 thousand
  • Other licenses$551 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$240 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$9.8 million

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$3.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$760 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
5.7%$3.4 million
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$580 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals15%Sent to other local governments8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending12%

What stands out

8.8%

of Laurens County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$24.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$686 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$23.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$13.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
15%$11.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.8 million
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$6.9 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$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$270 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.4 million
Social services
0.5%$410 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$410 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Laurens 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 Laurens 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.