County government · Buffalo County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo County took in $888 thousand and spent $869 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes91%State tax money6.5%Local tax money2.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Buffalo 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 taxes91%

Property tax
65%$580 thousand
Other taxes
25%$224 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$211 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$58 thousand

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments2.3%Interest on debt0.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Buffalo 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
41%$360 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$360 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$281 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$129 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.