County government · Sumter County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sumter County took in $89.8 million and spent $74.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money27%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)18%Federal tax money13%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

13%

of Sumter County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
27%$24.4 million
Other taxes
7.1%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$891 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$628 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$217 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.6%$517 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$16.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 5 more
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Road charges$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$712 thousand
  • Water$610 thousand
  • Airport$300 thousand
  • Sewer$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$11.6 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$24.5 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$2.3 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments9.1%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

9.1%

of Sumter County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$34.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$23.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.7 million
  • Government buildings$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$6.7 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$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Social services
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$488 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$174 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumter 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 Sumter 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.