County government · Haakon County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Haakon County took in $2.8 million and spent $2.3 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 taxes83%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

30%

of Haakon 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 taxes83%

Property tax
53%$1.5 million
Other taxes
30%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$828 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$123 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$302 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$39 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Health and hospitals1.7%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Haakon 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
63%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$540 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$333 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$182 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 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

Haakon 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 Haakon 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.