County government · Edmunds County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edmunds County took in $4.9 million and spent $6.1 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 money13%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)4.0%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
67%$3.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Road charges$47 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$464 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$662 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$212 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Environment and natural resources1.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

61%

of Edmunds 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
61%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.3 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$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$355 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$821 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$566 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$102 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$7 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$7 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edmunds 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 Edmunds 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.