County government · Brookings County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brookings County took in $26.1 million and spent $24.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money20%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)10%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Brookings County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
56%$14.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$680 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$2.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$5.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$42 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.2 million
Fines
0.4%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

37%

of Brookings 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
37%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
  • Public transit$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$767 thousand
Housing and community development
6.3%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$512 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$480 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$445 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$445 thousand
Social services
0.8%$190 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$164 thousand
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$182 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$182 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brookings 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 Brookings 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.