County government · Davison County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Davison County took in $13.7 million and spent $17.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%State tax money15%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Davison 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 taxes77%

Property tax
58%$8.0 million
Other taxes
19%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$143 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$239 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Road charges$217 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$432 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$325 thousand
Fines
0.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs18%Social services4.8%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

47%

of Davison 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
47%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$607 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$575 thousand
Social services
4.8%$851 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$779 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$27 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$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Davison 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 Davison 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.