County government · Fall River County, SD

Fall River County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fall River County took in $8.7 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%Federal tax money19%State tax money12%Fees for services10%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes52%

Property tax
42%$3.7 million
Other taxes
10%$884 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$845 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$902 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$902 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$1.7 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$39 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$475 thousand
Fines
0.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs28%Environment and natural resources3.2%Housing and community development1.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Fall River County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$892 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$591 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$268 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$268 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fall River 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 Fall River 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.