County government · Gregory County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gregory County took in $5.6 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%State tax money13%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.2%

What stands out

25%

of Gregory County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes77%

Property tax
52%$2.9 million
Other taxes
25%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$113 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$738 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$379 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

65%

of Gregory 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
65%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$974 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$382 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Government buildings$199 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$937 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$465 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$202 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$193 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gregory 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 Gregory 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.