County government · Lexington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lexington County took in $278 million and spent $282 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fines and other21%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)7.4%Federal tax money4.2%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Lexington County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
55%$152 million
Other taxes
2.5%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$474 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$14.2 million
  • Garbage collection$6.3 million
  • Parking$14 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$11.7 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$28.1 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$330 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
18%$50.2 million
Fines
2.7%$7.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

43%

of Lexington County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$121 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$50.8 million
  • Fire protection$34.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$65.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$29.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$28.6 million
  • Airports$797 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$25.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$16.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$11.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$332 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$9.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$616 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$616 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$542 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lexington 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 Lexington 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.