County government · Moody County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Moody County took in $9.0 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money30%Fees for services (road charges)11%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

43%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
43%$3.9 million
Other taxes
4.1%$373 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$962 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$960 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$764 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.7 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$284 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals9.4%Environment and natural resources2.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Moody 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
39%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$502 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$401 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$712 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$392 thousand
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.4%$693 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$693 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$174 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$174 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Social services
0.6%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moody 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 Moody 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.