County government · Aurora County, SD

Aurora County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aurora County took in $3.6 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)12%State tax money7.5%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Aurora County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
46%$1.6 million
Other taxes
32%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$880 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$123 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$449 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Road charges$229 thousand
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$14 thousand

State tax money7.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.5%$271 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$54 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources1.8%Health and hospitals1.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

43%

of Aurora County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$431 thousand
  • Government buildings$409 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$640 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$392 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$46 thousand
Social services
0.9%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aurora County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Aurora County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.