County government · McCook County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McCook County took in $7.2 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money6.1%Local tax money4.3%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)1.6%

What stands out

19%

of McCook 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 taxes75%

Property tax
56%$4.0 million
Other taxes
19%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$433 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$710 thousand

Local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.3%$309 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$174 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals5.0%Environment and natural resources1.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

50%

of McCook 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
50%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$313 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$158 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$610 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$417 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$354 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$354 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$136 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$43 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$43 thousand
Social services
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 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

McCook 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 McCook 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.