DORCHESTER COUNTY finances
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DORCHESTER COUNTY
County in South Carolina (Dorchester County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 165,737.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $98.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $56.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $43.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $999,000 | B |
| From the state government | $20.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $157.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $19.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $5.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $220.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $183.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $221.2 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Regular Highways | $29.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $26.7 million |
| General NEC | $23.6 million |
| Police Protection | $17.7 million |
| Health | $14.8 million |
| Judicial | $10.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $10.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $9.6 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $7.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $6.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.7 million |
| Central Staff | $3.0 million |
| Libraries | $2.5 million |
| Sewerage | $2.4 million |
| Air Trans | $1.6 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $727,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $200,000 |
| Correction NEC | $44,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $189.7 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $52.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $21.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $221.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $27,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $26.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $8.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $14.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $7.3 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $999,000 |
| C89 | State IG Other | $20.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $155,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $6.6 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $44,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $7.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $10.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $3.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $8.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $28.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $994,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $234,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $6.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $15.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $679,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $2.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $10.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $22.3 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $25.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $200,000 |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $1.5 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $51,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $349,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $26,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $2,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $385,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $6.2 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $668,000 |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $197,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $2.9 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $2.5 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $48,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $156,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.2 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $5.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $62.6 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $28.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $1.7 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $759,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $5.7 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $50,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $7.5 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $28,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $633,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $83,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $21.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $13.5 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 451035174857.