County government · Clay County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clay County took in $12.8 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)6.7%Fines and other6.1%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
66%$8.4 million
Other taxes
15%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$858 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$819 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$182 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$656 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$743 thousand
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Social services1.3%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Clay County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$875 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$273 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$968 thousand
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$154 thousand
Social services
1.3%$191 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$8 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

Clay 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 Clay 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.