County government · Harding County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harding County took in $6.9 million and spent $3.5 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 money39%State tax money33%County taxes23%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)1.0%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
22%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$2.7 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$319 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Environment and natural resources4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

52%

of Harding 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
52%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$873 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$279 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$546 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Police$202 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$145 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$145 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harding 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 Harding 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.