County government · Marlboro County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marlboro County took in $19.2 million and spent $22.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes65%

Property tax
47%$9.0 million
Sales tax
15%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.3%$631 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$631 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$578 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$1.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$456 thousand
Fines
2.3%$437 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

19%

of Marlboro County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$519 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$577 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$530 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$833 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$833 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$66 thousand
Social services
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marlboro 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 Marlboro 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.