County government · Lawrence County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lawrence County took in $25.6 million and spent $44.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Federal tax money15%State tax money14%Fines and other13%Fees for services3.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
51%$12.9 million
Other taxes
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$430 thousand
  • Other licenses$388 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$265 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$902 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$902 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$3.8 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.5 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$120 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.1 million
Fines
0.3%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt3.4%Housing and community development2.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

57%

of Lawrence 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
57%$25.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$19.4 million
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$889 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$487 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$1.5 million
Housing and community development
2.6%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$470 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$470 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$443 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$443 thousand
Social services
0.3%$143 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$143 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$126 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.