County government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brown County took in $32.5 million and spent $32.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)15%State tax money11%Federal tax money2.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Brown 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 taxes71%

Property tax
56%$18.1 million
Other taxes
15%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$157 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Road charges$914 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$669 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.5 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$353 thousand
Fines
0.1%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Social services3.4%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

35%

of Brown 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
35%$11.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$595 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$972 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Social services
3.4%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$454 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$454 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$83 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.