County government · Codington County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Codington County took in $18.4 million and spent $19.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money13%Fines and other9.6%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)8.7%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

13%

of Codington 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 taxes64%

Property tax
51%$9.4 million
Other taxes
13%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$93 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$51 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$767 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.4 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking21%Social services5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

5.3%

of Codington County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$838 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Social services
5.3%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$671 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$671 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$34 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$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Codington 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 Codington 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.