County government · Deuel County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deuel County took in $4.7 million and spent $4.7 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 taxes71%State tax money18%Fees for services (road charges)9.8%Federal tax money1.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

64%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
64%$3.0 million
Other taxes
7.0%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$210 thousand
  • Other licenses$91 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$466 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$300 thousand
  • Road charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$49 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$841 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$13 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Environment and natural resources3.7%Social services1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

55%

of Deuel 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
55%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.0 million
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)$470 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$298 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$803 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$500 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$175 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$175 thousand
Social services
1.1%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deuel 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 Deuel 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.