Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, Charleston County collected $478.1M in taxes and spent $645.0M.
Collected
$478.1M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$645.0M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Property tax
55.6 mills
Source · SC Association of Counties — 2024 Property Tax Rates by County Report, Charleston County. Read on June 20, 2026.
Details
Charleston County (SC) 2024 County Total .05560 = 55.60 mills — per-dollar decimal × 1000 = mills; SC 4% owner-occupied assessment ratioWhere it goes
Ten service lines.
Police
$133.4M
General government
$104.9M
Public works
$104.4M
Debt service · past obligation
$93.1M
Parks and recreation
$78.5M
Public works · Capital outlay
$48.2M
Courts
$41.4M
Health and human services
$21.7M
Other
$9.7M
Schools
$9.7M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 22, 2026.
Details
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds — Total Governmental Funds column — Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — Amounts in actual dollars (NOT thousands)Who decides
Council adopts the county budget each year. It must do so before the budget year starts. It also sets the taxes that pay for the budget. 9 Council members, each chosen by voters in one district.
Herbert R. Sass, III
Council Member, District 1
Next election
November 3, 2026
Larry Kobrovsky
Council Member, District 2
Next election
November 3, 2026
Robert L. Wehrman
Council Member, District 3
Term end not published
Re-check by November 3, 2026
Henry E. Darby
Council Member, District 4
Next election
November 7, 2028
Teddie E. Pryor, Sr.
Council Member, District 5
Next election
November 3, 2026
Kylon J. Middleton
Council Member, District 6
Term end not published
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C. Brantley Moody
Council Member, District 7
Term end not published
Re-check by November 3, 2026
Joe Boykin
Council Member, District 8
Next election
November 3, 2026
Jenny Costa Honeycutt
Council Member, District 9
Next election
November 3, 2026
Source · South Carolina Legislature, S.C. Code §4-9-140. Read on October 10, 2026.
Details
S.C. Code §4-9-140 (fiscal year; adoption of budgets; levying of taxes) (read 2026-10-10)When decisions happen
Council must hold a public hearing before it adopts the budget. It must adopt the budget before the new budget year begins.
Each yearThe county budget year runs July 1 to June 30.
November 3, 2026Election for 5 seats
How to reach it
Clerk of Council office: (843) 958-4030
Phone
KSalisbury@CharlestonCounty.org (Clerk of Council)
Email
4045 Bridge View Dr., N. Charleston, SC 29405
Mailing address
Source · South Carolina Legislature, S.C. Code §4-9-140. Read on October 10, 2026.
Details
S.C. Code §4-9-140 (fiscal year) and §4-9-130 (public hearings before budget adoption) (read 2026-10-10)Also on this tax bill
A Charleston County address pays these governments too. Which cities apply depends on the address.
On every bill in Charleston County
On some bills, depending on the address
Cities: 10
CharlestonCityNorth CharlestonCity
Mount PleasantNot in Who Taxes Me yet
HollywoodNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Folly BeachNot in Who Taxes Me yet
MeggettNot in Who Taxes Me yet
AwendawNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Kiawah IslandNot in Who Taxes Me yet
RavenelNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Seabrook IslandNot in Who Taxes Me yet
Sources
Collected
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 22, 2026.
Details
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds — Total Governmental Funds column — Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — Amounts in actual dollars (NOT thousands)Spent
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 22, 2026.
Details
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds — Total Governmental Funds column — Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — Amounts in actual dollars (NOT thousands)Taxes
SC Association of Counties — 2024 Property Tax Rates by County Report, Charleston County. Read on June 20, 2026.
Details
Charleston County (SC) 2024 County Total .05560 = 55.60 mills — per-dollar decimal × 1000 = mills; SC 4% owner-occupied assessment ratioWho decides
South Carolina Legislature, S.C. Code §4-9-140. Read on October 10, 2026.
Details
S.C. Code §4-9-140 (fiscal year; adoption of budgets; levying of taxes) (read 2026-10-10)When decisions happen
South Carolina Legislature, S.C. Code §4-9-140. Read on October 10, 2026.
Details
S.C. Code §4-9-140 (fiscal year) and §4-9-130 (public hearings before budget adoption) (read 2026-10-10)How to reach it
South Carolina Legislature, Charleston County Council page. Read on October 10, 2026.
Details
Charleston County Council page (read 2026-10-10)What it does
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 22, 2026.
Details
County of Charleston, South Carolina — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds — Total Governmental Funds column — Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 — Amounts in actual dollars (NOT thousands)To act on what you have read
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