County government · Beadle County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beadle County took in $13.5 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)10%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Beadle 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 taxes67%

Property tax
48%$6.5 million
Other taxes
19%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$19 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$206 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$724 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Social services1.8%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Beadle 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
52%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$838 thousand
  • Police$737 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$929 thousand
  • Government buildings$645 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$530 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$375 thousand
Social services
1.8%$228 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$228 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beadle County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Beadle 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.