County government · Orangeburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Orangeburg County took in $385 million and spent $389 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, road charges)67%County taxes17%Fines and other9.1%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.3%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Orangeburg County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
12%$46.0 million
Other taxes
5.1%$19.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$886 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$703 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$259 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$243 million
  • Other service charges$8.9 million
  • Road charges$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Water$471 thousand
  • Sewer$437 thousand
  • Transit fares$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$9.0 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$15.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$33.1 million
Fines
0.5%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

71%

of Orangeburg County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
71%$278 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$268 million
  • Public health$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$43.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$25.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$34.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$431 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.4 million
  • Public transit$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.9 million
  • Sewer systems$968 thousand
  • Water supply$878 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$5.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.7 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$172 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$172 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg 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.