County government · Hamlin County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamlin County took in $9.4 million and spent $5.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money53%County taxes31%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)8.7%State tax money6.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes31%

Property tax
28%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.3%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$189 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$819 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$500 thousand
  • Other service charges$278 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money53%

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

From the federal government
53%$5.0 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$626 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$74 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources3.7%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

57%

of Hamlin 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
57%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$359 thousand
  • Government buildings$324 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$823 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$502 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$208 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$209 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$209 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Social services
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$13 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$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamlin 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 Hamlin 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.