County government · Faulk County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Faulk County took in $6.2 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money39%Federal tax money1.0%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
57%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.8%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$101 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 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%$60 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$2.4 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals3.9%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

47%

of Faulk 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
47%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Police$434 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$936 thousand
  • Government buildings$242 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$302 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$302 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$132 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Faulk 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 Faulk 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.