County government · Lee County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lee County took in $21.2 million and spent $11.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Local tax money22%

What stands out

22%

of Lee County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes78%

Property tax
50%$10.7 million
Other taxes
27%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
22%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals9.2%Interest on debt6.4%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

63%

of Lee County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$323 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Fire protection$578 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$527 thousand
  • Police$443 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$763 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$476 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$476 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$250 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.