South Dakota Spending Tracker
South Dakota reported $7.30B in general expenditures for Census FY2024. The largest functions were education, public welfare, highways. This tracker shows reported financial activity, separately from permission to spend in an enacted budget.
$7,297,515,000 · Census FY2024 · State government only
General expenditures include direct spending and transfers to other governments. They exclude utilities, liquor-store expenditure and insurance-trust payments.
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General expenditure ledger
| Function | Reported dollars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $2,174,235,000 | 29.8% |
| Public welfare | $1,957,612,000 | 26.8% |
| Highways | $1,028,905,000 | 14.1% |
| Other and unallocable | $402,005,000 | 5.5% |
| Natural resources | $365,379,000 | 5.0% |
| Financial administration | $246,855,000 | 3.4% |
| Corrections | $165,932,000 | 2.3% |
| Health | $160,700,000 | 2.2% |
| Interest on general debt | $137,054,000 | 1.9% |
| Government administration and buildings | $115,389,000 | 1.6% |
| Housing and community development | $87,384,000 | 1.2% |
| Police protection | $80,948,000 | 1.1% |
| Judicial and legal services | $78,316,000 | 1.1% |
| Hospitals | $62,933,000 | 0.9% |
| Parks and recreation | $60,709,000 | 0.8% |
| Protective inspection and regulation | $59,251,000 | 0.8% |
| General local government support | $53,728,000 | 0.7% |
| Air transportation | $52,551,000 | 0.7% |
| Libraries | $3,127,000 | 0.0% |
| Veterans' services | $2,439,000 | 0.0% |
| Sewerage | $2,063,000 | 0.0% |
| Miscellaneous commercial activities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Parking facilities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Sea and inland port facilities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Solid waste management | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total general expenditures | $7,297,515,000 | 100.0% |
The function groups sum exactly to Census aggregate SF0133 before rounding. Some categories include transfers to local governments; they are not all payments to contractors.
Other reported expenditure measures
SF0132 equals general expenditures plus utilities and liquor stores. Insurance-trust expenditure is separately reported and excluded from both SF0132 and the general-expenditure headline. These measures are displayed to explain coverage; they are not an enacted all-funds budget.
General revenue sources
| Revenue category | Reported dollars |
|---|---|
| Federal intergovernmental revenue | $2,835,330,000 |
| Local intergovernmental revenue | $53,511,000 |
| Taxes | $2,678,432,000 |
| Current charges | $374,475,000 |
| Miscellaneous general revenue | $872,942,000 |
| Total general revenue · SF0002 | $6,814,690,000 |
Revenue sources are not an appropriation-by-fund chart and do not trace a particular revenue dollar to a particular spending function. Federal transfers received here should not be added again as federal awards to construct a combined spending total.
Official budget documents
South Dakota Bureau of Finance & Management ↗
Use enacted or approved documents for spending authority. Budget-office resources can also contain proposals, recommendations and amendments; their status and fiscal period must be checked before comparing a figure with this expenditure ledger.
Inspect the budget-resource source notesQuestions about this tracker
How much did South Dakota state government spend?
The Census FY2024 general-expenditure measure is $7,297,515,000. This excludes utilities, liquor stores and insurance-trust expenditures; the separate measures above show those coverage differences.
Is this the latest enacted budget?
No. This is the latest fiscal year in the retrieved Census state-finance bulk release: FY2024. An enacted budget authorizes spending and requires a separate official state budget source.
Does a large spending category prove fraud?
No. These are accounting records, not audit findings, recipient payment records or evidence of misconduct. Check a specific claim against an audit, contract, payment or documented outcome.
Can I compare two states directly?
You can compare the same Census measure and year, but total dollars do not adjust for population, prices or which level of government provides a service. Transfers and local spending need careful treatment.
Published sources and reproducibility
- Census State Government Finances table · FY2024
- Official Census bulk download · source amounts are thousands of dollars; downloads here normalize them to dollars.
- FY2024 Census methodology and fiscal-period scope
- Source files, hashes and normalization notes
How to read an audit finding · Compare all 50 state governments
Automated data processing and AI-assisted explanatory writing are disclosed. Follow the primary sources to verify each measure. A spending total or missing record does not establish fraud.