County government · Dewey County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dewey County took in $6.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money54%County taxes34%State tax money5.9%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services (road charges)<0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Dewey County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
21%$1.4 million
Other taxes
13%$872 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$722 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$148 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money54%

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

From the federal government
54%$3.5 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$391 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$362 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Health and hospitals1.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

50%

of Dewey 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
50%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$731 thousand
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$385 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$627 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$480 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$132 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$21 thousand
Social services
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dewey 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 Dewey 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.