County government · Grant County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant County took in $9.5 million and spent $9.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money21%Fines and other15%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)7.7%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

15%

of Grant County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
52%$4.9 million
Other taxes
2.8%$270 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$270 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$734 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$387 thousand
  • Road charges$290 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$163 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.0 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs11%Environment and natural resources3.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

59%

of Grant 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
59%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$906 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$255 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$974 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$434 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$405 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$277 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$277 thousand
Social services
1.4%$127 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Grant 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.