DORCHESTER COUNTY finances
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DORCHESTER COUNTY
County in South Carolina (Dorchester County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 166,133.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $119.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $77.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $66.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $2.4 million | B |
| From the state government | $25.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $209.3 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $47.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $6.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $291.4 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $263.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $173.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Water Utilities | $64.3 million |
| Regular Highways | $59.8 million |
| General NEC | $27.3 million |
| Police Protection | $19.7 million |
| Health | $18.8 million |
| Libraries | $13.4 million |
| Judicial | $11.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $8.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $7.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.9 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.9 million |
| Central Staff | $2.4 million |
| Sewerage | $2.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $2.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $765,000 |
| Transit Utilities | $458,000 |
| Air Trans | $333,000 |
| Correction NEC | $46,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $214.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $41.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $173.1 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $35,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $31.5 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $9.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $19.3 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $17.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $2.4 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $25.0 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $166,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $2.2 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $46,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $7.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $11.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $9.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $53.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $2.0 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $9,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $16.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $765,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $2.4 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $7.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $18.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $64.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $458,000 |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $167,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $4,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $728,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $1,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $43,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.5 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $9.6 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $6.7 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $870,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $13.4 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $2.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $3.0 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $4,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $7,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $8.5 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $6.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $72.7 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $37.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.0 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $741,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $7.5 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $46,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $13.8 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.2 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $12.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $932,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $130,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $23.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $14.9 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 451035174857.