County government · Roberts County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roberts County took in $8.4 million and spent $7.4 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 taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)22%State tax money19%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

22%

of Roberts County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
50%$4.2 million
Other taxes
7.5%$630 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$329 thousand
  • Other licenses$257 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$997 thousand
  • Garbage collection$792 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$57 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Roberts County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$497 thousand
  • Police$497 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$670 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$493 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$340 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$475 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$475 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Social services
0.6%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roberts 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 Roberts 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.