RICHLAND COUNTY finances
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RICHLAND COUNTY
County in South Carolina (Richland County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 421,566.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $391.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $91.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $29.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $7.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $299.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $15.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $10.9 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $519.5 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $325.1 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $211.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $51.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $45.2 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $33.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $31.7 million |
| Libraries | $31.2 million |
| Central Staff | $30.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $29.1 million |
| Judicial | $20.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $18.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $5.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.6 million |
| Welfare Insts | $3.9 million |
| General NEC | $3.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.5 million |
| Health | $1.1 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $159,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $96,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $59,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $232.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $21.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $211.3 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $342,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $6.9 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $395,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $117,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.0 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $15.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $35.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $30.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $457,000 |
| C89 | State IG Other | $7.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $31.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $14.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $45.2 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $20.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $30.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $5.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $96,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $31.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $159,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $18.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $51.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.5 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $3.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $33.8 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $3.1 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $230,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $14.3 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $304,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $59,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $278,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $10.9 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $255.8 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $109.2 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $74,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $11.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $9.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $6.0 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $8.6 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $19.3 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 451079174866.