County government · Bon Homme County, SD

Bon Homme County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bon Homme County took in $1.9 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

State tax money52%County taxes29%Fees for services11%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other3.7%

County taxes29%

Property tax
20%$370 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$105 thousand
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$203 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$86 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$956 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$66 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals2.4%Environment and natural resources2.1%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

60%

of Bon Homme 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
60%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$857 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$416 thousand
  • Police$392 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$240 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$190 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$190 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$162 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Social services
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bon Homme 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 Bon Homme 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.