County government · Union County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Union County took in $35.3 million and spent $34.2 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 taxes56%State tax money15%Fines and other14%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)13%Federal tax money1.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Union County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
51%$18.0 million
Sales tax
3.2%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$777 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$530 thousand
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Hospital bills$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$789 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
  • Airport$212 thousand
  • Road charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$488 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.7 million
Fines
5.8%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

19%

of Union County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$270 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$287 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
15%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$392 thousand
Housing and community development
5.5%$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$700 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$700 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$465 thousand
Social services
0.4%$148 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$148 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.