County government · Hanson County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hanson County took in $3.6 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (road charges)4.2%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

26%

of Hanson 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 taxes84%

Property tax
58%$2.1 million
Other taxes
26%$929 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$818 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$79 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$151 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$137 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$44 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$289 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$72 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Environment and natural resources2.5%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

51%

of Hanson 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%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$954 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$488 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$158 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$629 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$170 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$38 thousand
Social services
0.6%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hanson 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 Hanson 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.