County government · McPherson County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McPherson County took in $3.4 million and spent $6.4 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 taxes59%State tax money23%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (road charges)6.6%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
59%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$182 thousand
  • Road charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$330 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$786 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Environment and natural resources1.5%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

77%

of McPherson 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
77%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$851 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$285 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$275 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$94 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Social services
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McPherson 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 McPherson 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.