County government · Clark County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark County took in $13.5 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%Federal tax money16%State tax money1.8%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services (airport)<0.1%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
74%$10.0 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$2.2 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$249 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Social services0.4%

What stands out

60%

of Clark 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
60%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.2 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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$507 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$507 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$429 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$277 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
Social services
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.