County government · Hutchinson County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hutchinson County took in $8.3 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)1.2%

What stands out

21%

of Hutchinson 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 taxes78%

Property tax
56%$4.7 million
Other taxes
21%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$505 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.0 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services1.1%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

64%

of Hutchinson 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
64%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$533 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$474 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$433 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$926 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$430 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$212 thousand
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$45 thousand
Social services
1.1%$89 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$89 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$57 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$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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.