County government · Tripp County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tripp County took in $6.0 million and spent $7.7 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 taxes60%State tax money27%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)11%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
57%$3.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$180 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$640 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$65 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$106 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

44%

of Tripp 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
44%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$547 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$287 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$261 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$479 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$386 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$383 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$737 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$737 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$271 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$241 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$241 thousand
Social services
1.4%$110 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$99 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$67 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tripp 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 Tripp 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.