County government · Day County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Day County took in $5.6 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money20%Federal tax money4.3%Fees for services (road charges)4.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
65%$3.6 million
Other taxes
3.8%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$195 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$240 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$183 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$244 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$139 thousand
Fines
0.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Environment and natural resources2.6%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

56%

of Day 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%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$898 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Government buildings$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$920 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$419 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$271 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$178 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$178 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Social services
2.2%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$16 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$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Day County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Day 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.