County government · Williamsburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Williamsburg County took in $47.5 million and spent $37.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money23%Fees for services (road charges, water)16%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

16%

of Williamsburg 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 taxes47%

Property tax
40%$19.2 million
Sales tax
5.3%$2.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$784 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$740 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.5 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Water$976 thousand
  • Sewer$580 thousand
  • Transit fares$500 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$3.8 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$10.9 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.0 million
Fines
1.5%$706 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals9.2%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

11%

of Williamsburg County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$14.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$979 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$245 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$497 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$831 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$645 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$1.4 million
Social services
1.6%$581 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$581 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williamsburg County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Williamsburg 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.