County government · Marshall County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marshall County took in $7.4 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes54%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)9.9%State tax money9.3%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
52%$3.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$152 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$733 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$711 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$1.7 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$690 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$250 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals9.0%Environment and natural resources2.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

44%

of Marshall 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
44%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$494 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$482 thousand
  • Government buildings$320 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$847 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$213 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$181 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$565 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$565 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$164 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$164 thousand
Social services
0.5%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.