The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description South Carolina
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 4,012 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 24,984,750 16,996,797 12,136,093
     
               General revenue1 21,239,424 14,476,608 10,910,956
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 5,332,695 5,434,346 4,046,489
     From federal government 5,332,695 5,027,914 304,781
     From state government X X 3,741,708
     From local government1 X 406,432 X
     
General revenue from own sources   15,906,729 9,042,262 6,864,467
    Taxes   9,751,701 6,087,792 3,663,909
          Property 3,096,431 12,746 3,083,685
          Sales and gross receipts   3,424,549 3,157,804 266,745
               General sales   2,435,404 2,335,170 100,234
               Selective sales 989,145 822,634 166,511
                    Motor fuel 411,074 411,074 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 124,110 124,110 -
                    Tobacco products 26,627 26,627 -
                    Public utilities   114,473 42,680 71,793
                    Other selective sales   312,861 218,143 94,718
          Individual income   2,349,195 2,349,195 -
          Corporate income   159,837 159,837 -
          License taxes 330,062 310,759 19,303
            Motor vehicle license   110,392 91,089 19,303
          Other taxes   391,627 97,451 294,176
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   6,155,028 2,954,470 3,200,558
          Current charges   4,579,364 2,136,426 2,442,938
               Education   1,201,752 1,000,582 201,170
                    Institutions of higher education   971,649 971,573 76
                    School lunch sales (gross) 77,369 - 77,369
               Hospitals   2,214,888 778,802 1,436,086
               Highways   28,710 28,710 -
               Air transportation (airports)   63,833 411 63,422
               Parking facilities   30,667 - 30,667
               Sea and inland port facilities   101,264 101,264 -
               Natural resources   14,862 14,810 52
               Parks and recreation   66,876 24,328 42,548
               Housing and community development   30,563 6,384 24,179
               Sewerage   262,197 - 262,197
               Solid waste management   140,724 3,516 137,208
               Other charges   423,028 177,619 245,409
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   1,575,664 818,044 757,620
               Interest earnings   681,072 271,909 409,163
               Special assessments   26,892 654 26,238
               Sale of property   18,923 4,147 14,776
               Other general revenue   848,777 541,334 307,443
     
               Other than general revenue 3,745,326 2,520,189 1,225,137
     
Utility revenue 2,211,893 985,864 1,226,029
     Water supply   567,710 4,672 563,038
     Electric power   1,382,797 981,192 401,605
     Gas supply   250,369 - 250,369
     Transit   11,017 - 11,017
     
Liquor store revenue   - - -
     
Insurance trust revenue   1,533,433 1,534,325 -892
     Unemployment compensation   384,370 384,370 -
     Employee retirement   1,043,991 1,044,883 -892
     Workers' compensation   105,072 105,072 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 28,104,123 20,009,040 12,372,166
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 4,241,010 36,073
     Direct expenditure   28,104,123 15,768,030 12,336,093
          Current operations   20,704,823 10,962,157 9,742,666
          Capital outlay   3,529,848 1,594,880 1,934,968
               Construction   2,583,798 1,397,055 1,186,743
               Other capital outlay   946,050 197,825 748,225
          Assistance and subsidies   428,518 428,518 -
          Interest on debt   1,432,245 776,956 655,289
          Insurance benefits and repayments 2,008,689 2,005,519 3,170
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   7,990,808 2,643,426 5,347,382
     
Direct expenditure by function 28,104,123 15,768,030 12,336,093
     Direct general expenditure   23,819,949 12,807,304 11,012,645
          Capital outlay   3,045,454 1,385,508 1,659,946
          Other direct general expenditure    20,774,495 11,421,796 9,352,699
     
          Education services:      
               Education   8,379,856 2,763,391 5,616,465
                       Capital outlay   1,198,550 244,509 954,041
                   Higher education   2,130,103 2,129,941 162
                        Capital outlay   216,251 216,251 -
                   Elementary & secondary   5,756,399 140,096 5,616,303
                        Capital outlay   964,569 10,528 954,041
                   Other education   493,354 493,354 -
               Libraries   72,720 5,956 66,764
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   4,373,722 4,360,120 13,602
                    Cash assistance payments 165,707 165,707 -
                    Vendor payments   3,677,731 3,677,731 -
                    Other public welfare   530,284 516,682 13,602
               Hospitals   2,364,115 904,894 1,459,221
                    Capital outlay   150,727 15,238 135,489
               Health   779,193 636,958 142,235
               Social insurance administration    81,062 81,062 -
               Veterans' services   - - -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,490,645 1,275,797 214,848
                    Capital outlay   1,009,745 967,075 42,670
               Air transportation (airports) 91,232 6,154 85,078
               Parking facilities   13,780 - 13,780
               Sea and inland port facilities   99,223 99,223 -
               Transit subsidies   - - -
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   722,169 204,655 517,514
               Fire protection   231,856 - 231,856
               Correction   570,231 423,386 146,845
                    Capital outlay   28,843 19,384 9,459
               Protective inspection and regulation   77,397 51,867 25,530
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   246,079 225,106 20,973
                    Capital outlay   44,488 38,830 5,658
               Parks and recreation   261,275 59,951 201,324
                    Capital outlay   62,247 4,999 57,248
               Housing and community development    270,075 94,368 175,707
               Sewerage   229,493 - 229,493
                    Capital outlay   83,680 - 83,680
               Solid waste management   234,608 3,876 230,732
                    Capital outlay   14,713 420 14,293
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   535,037 411,369 123,668
               Judicial and legal   212,463 57,560 154,903
               General public buildings 153,780 33,813 119,967
               Other governmental administration    389,753 37,425 352,328
          Interest on general debt   1,159,236 652,074 507,162
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - -
               Other and unallocable   780,949 418,299 362,650
     
     Utility expenditure 2,275,485 955,207 1,320,278
               Capital outlay   484,394 209,372 275,022
          Water supply   648,132 2,354 645,778
          Electric power   1,340,645 952,853 387,792
          Gas supply   244,897 - 244,897
          Transit   41,811 - 41,811
     
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 2,008,689 2,005,519 3,170
          Unemployment compensation   486,579 486,579 -
          Employee retirement   1,371,896 1,368,726 3,170
          Workers' compensation   150,214 150,214 -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   22,841,812 10,115,612 12,726,200
     
Short-term    359,112 308,965 50,147
Long-term    22,482,700 9,806,647 12,676,053
     Full faith and credit   8,916,233 3,531,410 5,384,823
     Nonguaranteed   13,566,467 6,275,237 7,291,230
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   4,185,990 1,297,706 2,888,284
     Education   6,160,827 2,469,205 3,691,622
     Utilities   5,086,416 2,213,108 2,873,308
     Other   7,049,467 3,826,628 3,222,839
Long-term debt issued   3,875,837 1,214,371 2,661,466
Long-term debt retired   1,928,989 636,459 1,292,530
     
                Cash and security holdings   36,230,883 26,742,505 9,488,378
     
Insurance trust funds   21,546,542 21,504,796 41,746
     Unemployment compensation    638,395 638,395 -
     Employee retirement   20,845,372 20,803,626 41,746
     Workers' compensation   62,775 62,775 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   14,684,341 5,237,709 9,446,632
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   5,168,491 1,670,852 3,497,639
          Bond funds   2,027,615 179,768 1,847,847
          Other   7,488,235 3,387,089 4,101,146
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005