County government · Jones County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jones County took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money38%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)2.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

48%

of Jones County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
48%$827 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$183 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$660 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs23%Environment and natural resources1.9%Social services0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Jones 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
50%$808 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$808 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$408 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$315 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$375 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$223 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Social services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jones County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jones 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.