County government · Sanborn County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sanborn County took in $5.1 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money45%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)4.7%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Sanborn County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
45%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$242 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$219 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$63 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Environment and natural resources3.8%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

56%

of Sanborn 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
56%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$844 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$434 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$817 thousand
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)$429 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$238 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$356 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$205 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$205 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$20 thousand
Social services
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sanborn 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 Sanborn 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.