County government · Bennett County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bennett County took in $3.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Federal tax money19%State tax money8.6%Fees for services3.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Bennett County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
54%$1.9 million
Other taxes
15%$513 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$498 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$113 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$657 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$298 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$16 thousand
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs28%Social services1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$498 thousand
  • Police$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$262 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$949 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$414 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$184 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
Social services
1.8%$60 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bennett County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bennett 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.