1 · Starts with
Starting balance, as the budget book estimated it
$81,545,344
The fund's estimated starting position used by this budget.
Greenville County · FY2026
How the General Fund moves through one year
Revenue and transfers make resources available. The fund begins and ends the year with an accounting position. The adopted budget then directs money to operations and transfers.
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The year in one line
The FY2026 budget plans to use $6.0M of fund balance
This is the plan printed in the selected budget book, not the actual year-end result.
Fund balance is an accounting position, not a bank balance. Some of it is nonspendable or committed to specific uses. A balance is an amount held at a point in time; revenue is an amount received over a year. The two are measured differently and are not interchangeable.
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2 · Money in
Budgeted revenue + transfers in
$269,091,862
Resources expected to enter the General Fund during the year.
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3 · Money out
Budgeted operations + transfers out
$275,141,134
Resources the adopted budget authorizes to leave the fund.
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4 · Ends with
Projected ending fund balance
$75,496,072
The fund's projected position after the budgeted inflows and outflows.
Money in
$269,091,862
Money out
$275,141,134
Planned use of fund balance: $6,049,272Money out exceeds money in, so the plan draws down the fund balance by this amount.FY2026, p.36
Inside money in
What enters the General Fund
Current-year revenue and transfers are inflows. The beginning fund balance is shown separately above because it was already in the fund.
- Estimated revenue$247,676,869
Property taxes, county-office revenue, intergovernmental revenue, and Other Revenue.
EstimatedFY2026, p.36 - Transfers in$21,414,993
Money entering from four county funds. The detailed transfer summary identifies each amount below.
FinancingFY2026, p.36 - Total money in$269,091,862
Estimated revenue + transfers into the General Fund.
Inside money out
What leaves the General Fund
Operating uses and transfers out are shown separately so a transfer is not mistaken for department spending.
- Operating budget$266,639,08896.9% of money out
County services such as law enforcement, public safety, courts, public works, and administration.
AdoptedFY2026, p.35 - Transfers out$8,502,0463.1% of money out
Money moved to another county fund for debt service and other defined purposes—not a second expense.
AdoptedFY2026, p.35 - Total General Fund budget$275,141,134
Operating budget + transfers out.
AdoptedFY2026, p.35
How has the General Fund budget changed over time?
How has it changed?
Compare the approved plan, reported results, or the county's estimates across years. Dollar amounts are as reported at the time; they are not adjusted for inflation or population.
The spending or funding plan approved by County Council for each fiscal year.
FY2025 adopted budget
$251,432,463
FY2026 adopted budget
$275,141,134
The FY2026 adopted amount was higher by $23,708,671.
+9.4%
Five-year trend: FY2022–FY2026
One continuous line is shown because all five annual figures use this same published basis.
Up $69,281,906 (+33.7%) from FY2022 to FY2026.
Select a year on the chart to open its adopted budget detail page.
Annual figures and sources in this chart
| Year | Amount | Source |
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| FY2022 | $205,859,228 | FY2024-25, p.35 |
| FY2023 | $213,676,673 | FY2024-25, p.35 |
| FY2024 | $242,740,106 | FY2026, p.35 |
| FY2025 | $251,432,463 | FY2026, p.35 |
| FY2026 | $275,141,134 | FY2026, p.35 |
How transfers work
Transfers move money between county funds
The county moves money between funds to support defined purposes. The FY2026 budget names the funds sending money into the General Fund and shows where transfers out are directed.
What moves in
- Infrastructure Bank transfer$16,677,877
From the Infrastructure Bank. Its outside funding is primarily fee-in-lieu-of-tax and property-tax-like receipts.
From accumulated Workers Compensation fund balance. This is existing county money, not new outside revenue.
- Hospitality Tax transfer$2,162,116
From hospitality-tax receipts, for eligible public-safety-related costs under the ordinance.
From the State Accommodations Tax fund: the County’s portion of accommodations-tax revenue.
The transfer table reconciles to the total. Its Hospitality Tax narrative is one dollar lower than its summary table.
$21.4Menters
The containerGeneral Fund
$8.5Mleaves
Printed uses
Inside Money In
Smaller General Fund revenue sources
The county groups these under the official label “Other Revenue”: $6,772,089 in FY2026. They include franchise fees, investment earnings, cost reimbursements, retiree insurance premiums, rents, and miscellaneous receipts. Zero-value lines remain in the downloadable statement but are omitted here.
These categories sum to the operating budget. They are a source-printed overview, parallel to the more detailed department organization—not another layer to add on top.
- Administrative Services$3,905,561
- Fiscal Offices$4,533,505
- Judicial Offices$28,792,234
- Law Enforcement Offices$84,673,198
- General Services$8,864,407
- Other Services$16,361,432
- Public Safety$42,917,200
- Public Works$26,595,450
- Community Planning and Development$5,960,845
- Department of Administration$44,035,256
General Fund Operating Overview · signed reconciliation difference: 0
How to read this page
The three sections reconcile, but they do not claim that a particular tax dollar paid a particular department. Greenville County accounts for resources at the fund level. Every linked line opens its history, status, and original source.
Notes on these figures
- 1This year has no audited result yet. Everything shown for 2026 is the budget the county adopted. The audited report covering this year is expected around December 2026, so there is nothing yet to compare the plan against.
- 2Departments are grouped differently this year. The adopted budget book groups departments differently from the audited reports used for earlier years. Emergency medical services sits inside a wider administration department, and public safety is narrower. Figures for 2026 should not be lined up against earlier years department by department.
Coverage and data
FY2026 has complete General Fund position and broad money-out coverage, plus complete broad money-in coverage. Download the underlying statement records to inspect the accounting roles, signed values, and source citations directly.