CHARLESTON COUNTY finances
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CHARLESTON COUNTY
County in South Carolina (Charleston County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 417,981.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $452.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $152.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $21.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $8.5 million | B |
| From the state government | $48.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $8.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $418.7 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $79.8 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $28.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $80.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $691.7 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $527.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $943.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $83.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $75.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $53.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $50.8 million |
| Health | $48.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $47.1 million |
| Libraries | $37.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $28.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $22.9 million |
| Judicial | $22.6 million |
| Central Staff | $10.2 million |
| General NEC | $7.8 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $3.1 million |
| Welfare NEC | $2.9 million |
| Parking | $2.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $2.4 million |
| Hospitals | $41,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $717.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $354.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $128.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $943.8 million |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $510,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $3.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $21.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $37.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $89.0 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $8.5 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $48.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $8.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $40.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $28.1 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $2.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $22.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $9.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $20.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $32.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $48.3 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $31.1 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $2.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $47.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $81.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $2.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $2.8 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $39.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $6.8 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $10.2 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $198,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $114,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $883,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.3 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $16.1 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $41,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $26.8 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $6.0 million |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $205,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $2.2 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $48,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $13.7 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $28.6 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $24.0 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $56.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $195.4 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $241.6 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $903,000 |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $3.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $4.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.1 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $2.8 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.3 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $3.7 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.3 million |
| U40 | Rents | $460,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $184,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $13.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 451019174852.