County government · Lyman County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyman County took in $5.1 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money20%Federal tax money18%Local tax money5.4%Fees for services2.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

18%

of Lyman County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
33%$1.7 million
Other taxes
18%$928 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$885 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$918 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.0 million

Local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.4%$273 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$87 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments1.8%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

67%

of Lyman 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
67%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$861 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$235 thousand
  • Government buildings$228 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$744 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$559 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$97 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$54 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyman 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 Lyman 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.