Recent News
The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA) has published a new Population Dashboard on its website that gives users visual representations of the state’s actual, estimated, and projected populations and demographic components.
The Population Dashboard includes interactive charts and graphs showing population counts and changes by age group, race, and county. The data are also available for users to download. In... Read more
It's a special edition of the Friday Report! The House and Senate met this week to discuss the budget and other bills, including:
- Income tax deductions for firefighters
- Tax credits for businesses
- Property tax exemptions for low-income housing properties
Find a detailed breakdown of the approved state budget and info on other bills important to counties in the final Friday Report of 2024.Read more
The 2024 edition of County Profiles contains statistical profiles and comparison tables of all 46 counties, including general county information, wage and salary employment trends, county millage rates and mil values, county local option sales and use tax collections and more. New for this year, the profiles are completely online. Download the 2024 County Profiles today.Read more
SCAC will welcome newly-elected county council members from across the state to a day-long training Dec. 11 in Columbia.
The Orientation for Newly-Elected Council Members, held every two years following a general election, is designed to prepare leaders for their new duties and responsibilities.
Topics will include:
- Roles and responsibilities of county council;
- Forms and powers of county government;
- County risk ... Read more