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These figures cover ALL incorporated municipalities in Dorchester County combined, not just this city. SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office only publishes a county-wide cities aggregate; per-city budgets are filed but not released to the public. Every city in the same county shows the same totals.
Property Tax Revenuei
$18.8M 26.8% of revenue
Revenue Sources — vs prior year i
Revenues from Local Sources
-14.7% 89% $62.6M
Licenses, Fees, Charges, & Bonds
-31.7% 48.6% $34.2M
Licenses & Permits
+21.8% 31.3% $22.0M
Current Property Taxes
+35.2% 26.8% $18.8M
Current Real & Personal Property Taxes
+30.5% 24.6% $17.3M
Service Revenue & Charges
+13.1% 11.1% $7.8M
Local Hospitality Tax
+0.5% 8.5% $5.9M
Miscellaneous
+34.7% 6.2% $4.4M
Revenues from State Sources
-33.8% 4.5% $3.2M
Local Option Sales Tax
+4.9% 4.4% $3.1M
Revenues from Federal Sources
-17.6% 4.1% $2.9M
State-Shared Taxes (Aid to Subdivisions)
-5.3% 3.5% $2.4M
Revenues from Other Local Sources
-27.8% 2.4% $1.7M
All Other Property Taxes
+183.2% 2.2% $1.6M
Homestead Exemption
+4.1% 0.7% $469K
Local Accommodations Tax
-0.6% 0.7% $457K
State Grants
-90.6% 0.2% $171K
Manufacturer's Depreciation Reimbursement
0.2% $127K
Expenditure Categories — vs prior year i
Public Safety
+33% 54.6% $33.3M
Administration
-3.9% 11.6% $7.1M
Recreation & Culture
+87.5% 10.1% $6.2M
Transportation
+9975.7% 9.3% $5.7M
Environment & Housing
-56.2% 6.9% $4.2M
All Other Expenditures
-47.4% 6.1% $3.7M
Debt Service & Interest on Debt
-0.1% 1.4% $843K