County government · Stanley County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanley County took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Federal tax money15%State tax money13%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.6%

What stands out

15%

of Stanley 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 taxes65%

Property tax
50%$1.8 million
Other taxes
15%$556 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$567 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$491 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$95 thousand
Fines
1.0%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

46%

of Stanley 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
46%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$741 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)$323 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$143 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$641 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$402 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$128 thousand
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$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Social services
0.9%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stanley 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 Stanley 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.