County government · Newberry County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Newberry County took in $144 million and spent $108 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)45%County taxes23%Federal tax money15%Fines and other13%Local tax money2.2%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

45%

of Newberry County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
19%$27.5 million
Sales tax
4.0%$5.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$64.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$64.0 million
  • Other service charges$615 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$21.3 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$3.2 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$3.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$13.3 million
Fines
3.4%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals65%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.9%Sent to other local governments0.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

65%

of Newberry 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%

Health and hospitals
65%$70.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$67.8 million
  • Public health$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$12.3 million
  • Airports$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$668 thousand
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$668 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$321 thousand
Social services
0.1%$154 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$154 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$141 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newberry 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 Newberry 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.