County government · Mellette County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mellette County took in $2.0 million and spent $2.4 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 taxes54%State tax money25%Federal tax money9.9%Fees for services (road charges)8.7%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
51%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.5%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$171 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$162 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$195 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$491 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$42 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals3.3%Social services0.9%Environment and natural resources0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Mellette 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
38%$909 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$909 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$844 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$420 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$224 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$168 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$558 thousand
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$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Social services
0.9%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mellette 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 Mellette 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.