County government · Jackson County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson County took in $4.5 million and spent $2.8 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 money63%County taxes22%State tax money12%Fees for services1.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
22%$991 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money63%

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

From the federal government
63%$2.8 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$537 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$36 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

41%

of Jackson 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
41%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$903 thousand
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$362 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$282 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$533 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$280 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$173 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Social services
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.