County government · Union County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Union County took in $1.8 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

County taxes83%State tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)3.4%Fines and other2.7%

County taxes83%

Property tax
77%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.6%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$187 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.5%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs20%Environment and natural resources3.3%Social services1.0%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Union 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
45%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$716 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$555 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$492 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$354 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$354 thousand
Social services
1.0%$103 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.