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BERKELEY COUNTY finances

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BERKELEY COUNTY

County in South Carolina (Berkeley County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 245,117.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$108.9 millionT
Charges and fees$44.5 millionA
Other general revenue$62.9 millionU
From the federal government$10.4 millionB
From the state government$19.2 millionC
From local governments$89,000D
Spending: current operations$141.6 millionE
Spending: construction$46.7 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$0I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$246.0 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$188.3 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$049U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Sewerage$54.3 million
Police Protection$25.5 million
Financial Adm$22.2 million
Solid Waste Mgt$18.1 million
Health$12.8 million
Correction Insts$12.3 million
Judicial$10.4 million
Regular Highways$10.1 million
General NEC$9.5 million
Libraries$4.6 million
Central Staff$3.3 million
Natural Resources NEC$2.1 million
Welfare NEC$1.5 million
Parks & Rec$1.1 million
Air Trans$643,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
A80Sewerage Charges$27.4 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$17.1 million
B89Federal IG Other$10.4 million
C89State IG Other$19.2 million
D89Local IG Other$89,000
E01Air Trans Current Operation$12,000
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$12.3 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$22.2 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$10.4 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$3.3 million
E32Health-Current Operation$12.8 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$10.1 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$4.6 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$2.1 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$956,000
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$23.7 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$1.5 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$19.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$11.9 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$6.7 million
F01Air Trans Construction$631,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$131,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$1.8 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$35.1 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$6.2 million
F89General NEC-Construction$2.8 million
T01Property Tax$36.7 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$20.9 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$44.9 million
T29Other License Tax$6.4 million
U20Interest Earnings$32,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$58.6 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$4.3 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 451015174851.