Township government · Sanborn County, SD

Letcher Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Letcher Township took in $11 thousand and spent $17 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money64%Township taxes18%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other9.1%

What stands out

64%

of Letcher Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes18%

Property tax
18%$2 thousand

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$1 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$7 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%

What stands out

76%

of Letcher Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Letcher Township. 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 Letcher Township 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.