County government · Hughes County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hughes County took in $15.6 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)26%State tax money17%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

26%

of Hughes County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
38%$5.9 million
Other taxes
12%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Road charges$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$362 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.7 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$553 thousand
Fines
0.2%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Social services2.4%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

60%

of Hughes County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Police$965 thousand
  • Fire protection$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.2 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$722 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$637 thousand
  • Government buildings$409 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$396 thousand
Social services
2.4%$315 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$165 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$165 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hughes County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Hughes 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.