County government · Oglala Lakota County, SD

Oglala Lakota County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oglala Lakota County took in $3.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money49%Local tax money24%State tax money13%County taxes11%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

49%

of Oglala Lakota County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes11%

Property tax
10%$306 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money49%

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

From the federal government
49%$1.5 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$379 thousand

Local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
24%$718 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Health and hospitals0.2%Environment and natural resources0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Oglala Lakota 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
69%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$425 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota 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.