County government · Spink County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Spink County took in $8.2 million and spent $8.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%State tax money9.3%Fees for services (road charges)8.0%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

28%

of Spink County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
45%$3.6 million
Other taxes
28%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$652 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$613 thousand
  • Road charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$327 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$764 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$520 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Housing and community development2.9%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

59%

of Spink 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
59%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$630 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$478 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$438 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$148 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$144 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$260 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$143 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$143 thousand
Social services
1.1%$98 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spink County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Spink 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.