County government · Marion County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion County took in $32.1 million and spent $28.7 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 taxes58%Fines and other21%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)9.9%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
41%$13.2 million
Sales tax
12%$4.0 million
Other taxes
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$746 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$319 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$312 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$72 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Airport$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$498 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$2.7 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$278 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
15%$4.8 million
Fines
6.2%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Health and hospitals8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%All other spending13%

What stands out

44%

of Marion 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
44%$12.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$668 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.5 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)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$344 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Housing and community development
5.0%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$395 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$395 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$310 thousand
Social services
0.5%$144 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.