County government · Meade County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meade County took in $16.3 million and spent $19.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, housing)12%Fines and other2.2%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
62%$10.1 million
Other taxes
9.7%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$950 thousand
  • Other licenses$562 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$270 thousand
  • Housing$254 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.2 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$44 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$277 thousand
Fines
0.5%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs23%Housing and community development9.9%Social services0.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

10%

of Meade County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$933 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$645 thousand
Housing and community development
9.9%$1.9 million
Social services
0.7%$124 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meade 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 Meade 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.