County government · Walworth County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Walworth County took in $4.9 million and spent $4.0 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 taxes55%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)16%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

14%

of Walworth 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 taxes55%

Property tax
41%$2.0 million
Other taxes
14%$673 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$660 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$776 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$769 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$359 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$803 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$236 thousand
Fines
0.7%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals8.9%Housing and community development5.4%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

5.4%

of Walworth County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$871 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$277 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$826 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$484 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.9%$362 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$362 thousand
Housing and community development
5.4%$218 thousand
Social services
3.1%$125 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$84 thousand
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$103 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$47 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$32 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$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walworth 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 Walworth 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.