County government · Brule County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brule County took in $5.1 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money28%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges)10%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
48%$2.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$505 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$359 thousand
  • Road charges$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$662 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$72 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals0.9%Environment and natural resources0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Brule 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
58%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$479 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$382 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$347 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$971 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brule 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 Brule 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.