County government · Lincoln County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lincoln County took in $32.5 million and spent $36.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money17%Fees for services (airport, road charges)12%Fines and other6.0%Local tax money3.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

54%

of Lincoln County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
54%$17.4 million
Other taxes
7.4%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$483 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$163 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Airport$51 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$274 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$5.5 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.7 million
Fines
0.8%$258 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Social services1.8%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

33%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
  • Airports$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$11.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.2 million
  • Government buildings$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$463 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Social services
1.8%$661 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$601 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$269 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$214 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$214 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$205 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$205 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.