County government · Butte County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butte County took in $11.5 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money58%County taxes31%State tax money10%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes31%

Property tax
30%$3.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$178 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$153 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money58%

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

From the federal government
58%$6.7 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$23 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Environment and natural resources4.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

4.1%

of Butte County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$814 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$542 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$330 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$245 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$245 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$175 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$175 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butte 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 Butte 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.