County government · Sully County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sully County took in $4.7 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money28%Fines and other8.2%Fees for services3.9%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

57%

of Sully County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
57%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$113 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.3 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$387 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Environment and natural resources1.6%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

69%

of Sully 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
69%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$857 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$545 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$354 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Social services
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sully 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 Sully 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.