Everything about money
Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in South Dakota
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | $1.6 billion | 203,289 | $7,625 | SD-AL |
| Pennington County | $999.6 million | 113,512 | $8,806 | SD-AL |
| Meade County | $569.0 million | 30,546 | $18,629 | SD-AL |
| Lincoln County | $400.2 million | 70,638 | $5,666 | SD-AL |
| Hughes County | $361.3 million | 17,664 | $20,453 | SD-AL |
| Lawrence County | $299.2 million | 27,233 | $10,987 | SD-AL |
| Brown County | $280.1 million | 37,877 | $7,395 | SD-AL |
| Oglala Lakota County | $259.3 million | 13,491 | $19,222 | SD-AL |
| Haakon County | $229.2 million | 1,722 | $133,104 | SD-AL |
| Brookings County | $224.0 million | 35,353 | $6,336 | SD-AL |
| Union County | $220.9 million | 17,081 | $12,935 | SD-AL |
| Codington County | $203.1 million | 28,767 | $7,059 | SD-AL |
| Fall River County | $173.1 million | 7,258 | $23,845 | SD-AL |
| Yankton County | $166.1 million | 23,414 | $7,096 | SD-AL |
| Davison County | $148.0 million | 19,952 | $7,417 | SD-AL |
| Todd County | $140.0 million | 9,244 | $15,146 | SD-AL |
| Beadle County | $138.5 million | 19,309 | $7,170 | SD-AL |
| Roberts County | $122.8 million | 10,221 | $12,013 | SD-AL |
| Dewey County | $119.9 million | 5,205 | $23,038 | SD-AL |
| Custer County | $117.5 million | 8,892 | $13,211 | SD-AL |
| Lake County | $104.1 million | 10,972 | $9,491 | SD-AL |
| Charles Mix County | $103.5 million | 9,281 | $11,157 | SD-AL |
| Clay County | $101.6 million | 15,219 | $6,677 | SD-AL |
| Butte County | $79.9 million | 10,676 | $7,488 | SD-AL |
| Corson County | $75.9 million | 3,806 | $19,952 | SD-AL |
| Turner County | $70.6 million | 8,882 | $7,946 | SD-AL |
| Lyman County | $65.9 million | 3,724 | $17,703 | SD-AL |
| Spink County | $65.2 million | 6,219 | $10,488 | SD-AL |
| Grant County | $62.9 million | 7,563 | $8,313 | SD-AL |
| Hutchinson County | $62.6 million | 7,404 | $8,453 | SD-AL |
| Day County | $61.4 million | 5,437 | $11,289 | SD-AL |
| Moody County | $60.7 million | 6,397 | $9,483 | SD-AL |
| Kingsbury County | $58.3 million | 5,244 | $11,111 | SD-AL |
| Marshall County | $56.0 million | 4,344 | $12,901 | SD-AL |
| Bon Homme County | $55.6 million | 7,044 | $7,893 | SD-AL |
| Clark County | $50.2 million | 3,917 | $12,817 | SD-AL |
| Buffalo County | $47.7 million | 1,808 | $26,360 | SD-AL |
| Hanson County | $46.1 million | 3,472 | $13,280 | SD-AL |
| McCook County | $44.1 million | 5,751 | $7,668 | SD-AL |
| Deuel County | $42.1 million | 4,328 | $9,729 | SD-AL |
| Jackson County | $40.3 million | 2,802 | $14,376 | SD-AL |
| Hamlin County | $39.7 million | 6,373 | $6,236 | SD-AL |
| Tripp County | $39.6 million | 5,611 | $7,052 | SD-AL |
| Faulk County | $39.4 million | 2,126 | $18,543 | SD-AL |
| Walworth County | $39.0 million | 5,271 | $7,399 | SD-AL |
| Aurora County | $38.8 million | 2,642 | $14,669 | SD-AL |
| Brule County | $36.5 million | 5,283 | $6,907 | SD-AL |
| Edmunds County | $35.5 million | 4,048 | $8,779 | SD-AL |
| Gregory County | $32.5 million | 4,016 | $8,082 | SD-AL |
| Sully County | $31.9 million | 1,526 | $20,934 | SD-AL |
| Bennett County | $31.9 million | 3,345 | $9,548 | SD-AL |
| Potter County | $31.8 million | 2,388 | $13,320 | SD-AL |
| Douglas County | $30.8 million | 2,828 | $10,894 | SD-AL |
| Hand County | $30.8 million | 3,140 | $9,805 | SD-AL |
| Hyde County | $27.9 million | 1,191 | $23,385 | SD-AL |
| Stanley County | $25.7 million | 3,015 | $8,531 | SD-AL |
| Harding County | $24.3 million | 1,148 | $21,185 | SD-AL |
| Sanborn County | $23.9 million | 2,384 | $10,036 | SD-AL |
| Miner County | $23.8 million | 2,300 | $10,366 | SD-AL |
| Perkins County | $21.9 million | 3,001 | $7,301 | SD-AL |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
342 local governments in South Dakota in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIOUX FALLS CITY | City or town | Minnehaha | 202,078 | $292.1 million | $567.9 million | $303.7 million |
| SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-5 | School district | Minnehaha | - | $162.8 million | $352.7 million | $262.6 million |
| BROOKINGS CITY | City or town | Brookings | 23,993 | $27.5 million | $217.7 million | $46.8 million |
| RAPID CITY CITY | City or town | Pennington | 78,824 | $110.5 million | $181.0 million | $208.2 million |
| RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-4 | School district | Pennington | - | $98.8 million | $166.6 million | $54.6 million |
| PENNINGTON COUNTY | County | Pennington | 114,461 | $66.9 million | $126.6 million | $91.8 million |
| MINNEHAHA COUNTY | County | Minnehaha | 203,971 | $79.5 million | $115.5 million | $102.8 million |
| HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-2 | School district | Lincoln | - | $60.4 million | $110.0 million | $209.7 million |
| BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 5-1 | School district | Brookings | - | $23.9 million | $101.3 million | $0 |
| OGLALA LAKOTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 65-1 | School district | Oglala Lakota | - | $800,000 | $82.2 million | $0 |
| TODD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 66-1 | School district | Todd | - | $1.8 million | $65.7 million | $0 |
| MITCHELL SCHOOL DISTRICT 17-2 | School district | Davison | - | $16.5 million | $63.5 million | $61.6 million |
| BRANDON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-2 | School district | Minnehaha | - | $29.9 million | $62.5 million | $29.5 million |
| LEWIS AND CLARK REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM | Special district | Clay | - | $0 | $60.9 million | $0 |
| ABERDEEN CITY | City or town | Brown | 28,210 | $36.5 million | $60.5 million | $4.0 million |
| ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 6-1 | School district | Brown | - | $26.4 million | $55.9 million | $7.1 million |
| MITCHELL CITY | City or town | Davison | 15,659 | $23.6 million | $55.6 million | $51.7 million |
| WATERTOWN CITY | City or town | Codington | 23,019 | $24.0 million | $55.3 million | $0 |
| YANKTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 63-3 | School district | Yankton | - | $17.0 million | $55.2 million | $23.9 million |
| TEA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-5 | School district | Lincoln | - | $13.4 million | $50.2 million | $84.6 million |
| WATERTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-4 | School district | Codington | - | $24.7 million | $47.7 million | $22.0 million |
| YANKTON CITY | City or town | Yankton | 15,534 | $19.3 million | $47.4 million | $60.7 million |
| PIERRE CITY | City or town | Hughes | 13,969 | $14.5 million | $45.1 million | $66.9 million |
| TRI VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-6 | School district | Minnehaha | - | $11.0 million | $45.1 million | $59.7 million |
| LAWRENCE COUNTY | County | Lawrence | 27,214 | $14.1 million | $43.8 million | $34.7 million |
| HURON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2-2 | School district | Beadle | - | $13.8 million | $42.5 million | $24.4 million |
| MEADE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46-1 | School district | Meade | - | $20.2 million | $41.4 million | $0 |
| DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-1 | School district | Pennington | - | $8.4 million | $39.6 million | $0 |
| SPEARFISH CITY | City or town | Lawrence | 12,914 | $18.2 million | $38.9 million | $36.6 million |
| VERMILLION SCHOOL DISTRICT 13-1 | School district | Clay | - | $10.0 million | $37.7 million | $34.4 million |
| LINCOLN COUNTY | County | Lincoln | 70,987 | $19.8 million | $36.1 million | $60.7 million |
| SPEARFISH SCHOOL DISTRICT 40-2 | School district | Lawrence | - | $18.2 million | $35.6 million | $14.6 million |
| PIERRE SCHOOL DISTRICT 32-2 | School district | Hughes | - | $14.5 million | $34.9 million | $5.9 million |
| CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 7-1 | School district | Brule | - | $5.9 million | $33.4 million | $16.0 million |
| BROWN COUNTY | County | Brown | 37,972 | $23.0 million | $32.9 million | $2.3 million |
| BRANDON CITY | City or town | Minnehaha | 11,110 | $9.6 million | $32.4 million | $44.3 million |
| BALTIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-1 | School district | Minnehaha | - | $3.3 million | $30.4 million | $29.7 million |
| REDFIELD CITY | City or town | Spink | 2,167 | $2.6 million | $28.1 million | $19.5 million |
| HURON CITY | City or town | Beadle | 14,462 | $16.5 million | $28.1 million | $19.1 million |
| WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-7 | School district | Minnehaha | - | $8.8 million | $27.7 million | $16.3 million |
| MADISON CITY | City or town | Lake | 6,097 | $7.3 million | $25.8 million | $14.4 million |
| VERMILLION CITY | City or town | Clay | 11,915 | $9.5 million | $25.1 million | $21.6 million |
| BROOKINGS COUNTY | County | Brookings | 35,484 | $14.8 million | $24.8 million | $6.8 million |
| BOX ELDER CITY | City or town | Pennington | 12,581 | $8.6 million | $23.7 million | $0 |
| STURGIS CITY | City or town | Meade | 7,170 | $9.6 million | $22.5 million | $33.2 million |
| DEADWOOD CITY | City or town | Lawrence | 1,245 | $10.1 million | $21.1 million | $0 |
| CODINGTON COUNTY | County | Codington | 28,721 | $11.8 million | $19.5 million | $0 |
| LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-4 | School district | Lincoln | - | $8.2 million | $19.5 million | $27.8 million |
| YANKTON COUNTY | County | Yankton | 23,373 | $11.7 million | $18.6 million | $0 |
| MILBANK SCHOOL DISTRICT 25-4 | School district | Grant | - | $8.4 million | $18.0 million | $21.2 million |
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Tap a column name to sort. Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.