County government · Hand County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hand County took in $3.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money20%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
63%$2.3 million
Other taxes
4.7%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$157 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$260 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$714 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$191 thousand
Fines
0.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

51%

of Hand 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
51%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$659 thousand
  • Government buildings$295 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$188 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$593 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$358 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$179 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$54 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$54 thousand
Social services
1.0%$42 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hand 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 Hand 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.