County government · Pennington County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pennington County took in $122 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (housing, road charges)15%State tax money6.7%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

18%

of Pennington County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
47%$57.4 million
Other taxes
7.8%$9.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$18.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$14.6 million
  • Housing$3.1 million
  • Road charges$590 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$22.1 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$8.2 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$6.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development13%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments4.2%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

13%

of Pennington County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$55.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$22.8 million
  • Police$16.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$939 thousand
  • Fire protection$370 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$27.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.4 million
  • Government buildings$6.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
Housing and community development
13%$17.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$16.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$5.5 million
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$5.5 million
Social services
3.4%$4.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.4 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$545 thousand
  • Libraries$522 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$497 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$497 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$478 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$478 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pennington 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 Pennington 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.