County government · Corson County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Corson County took in $4.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money20%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)5.0%

What stands out

20%

of Corson 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 taxes56%

Property tax
36%$1.5 million
Other taxes
20%$814 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$810 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$168 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$558 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$844 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Social services0.3%Health and hospitals0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

56%

of Corson 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
56%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$976 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$388 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$117 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Social services
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Corson 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 Corson 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.