County government · Kingsbury County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingsbury County took in $3.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%State tax money19%Local tax money4.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
74%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$667 thousand

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$165 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$46 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Environment and natural resources2.1%Social services0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Kingsbury 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
70%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$756 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$693 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$681 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$463 thousand
  • Government buildings$218 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Social services
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury 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.