That's a decrease of 7.1 percent from 2016, when the county spent $9.01 million.
Richland County has a population of 16,149.
Since 2001, the Richland County budget has grown by 20.2 percent, from $6.96 million. The county population has remained same.
Salaries accounted for 33.9 percent of county spending in 2017. Richland County property taxpayers paid $2.83 million for 54 full-time employees and 42 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 60 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees, and spent $2.36 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
16,149
$8,366,337
$2,834,199
33.9
96
$29,523
2016
16,149
$9,005,015
$2,897,448
32.2
96
$30,182
2015
16,149
$9,106,677
$2,786,453
30.6
96
$29,026
2014
16,149
$7,867,852
$2,674,739
34
91
$29,393
2013
16,149
$8,569,277
$2,697,222
31.5
92
$29,318
2012
16,149
$8,319,726
$2,303,246
27.7
92
$25,035
2011
16,149
$8,055,655
$2,393,648
29.7
75
$31,915
2010
16,149
$9,390,969
$2,436,790
25.9
59
$41,302
2009
16,149
$9,694,854
$2,492,828
25.7
64
$38,950
2008
16,149
$8,118,438
$2,362,194
29.1
62
$38,100
2007
16,149
$8,844,747
$2,273,652
25.7
62
$36,672
2006
16,149
$10,245,140
$2,253,240
22
62
$36,343
2005
16,149
$7,109,651
$2,304,636
32.4
59
$39,062
2004
16,149
$7,036,717
$2,329,248
33.1
68
$34,254
2003
16,149
$5,901,815
$2,257,678
38.3
74
$30,509
2002
16,149
$6,581,008
$2,304,098
35
74
$31,136
2001
16,149
$6,960,964
$2,357,911
33.9
70
$33,684
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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