County government · Minnehaha County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Minnehaha County took in $124 million and spent $116 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fines and other13%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (road charges)3.3%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

56%

of Minnehaha County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
56%$69.3 million
Other taxes
8.2%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9.4 million
  • Other licenses$803 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Road charges$9 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%$11.9 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$10.0 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.7 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$16.3 million
Fines
0.2%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking14%Social services5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

49%

of Minnehaha County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$57.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$25.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.7 million
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$334 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$29.0 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$16.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$16.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.6 million
Social services
5.4%$6.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$618 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$618 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$377 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$377 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha 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.