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SD — funding

Every dollar into SD and where it goes — federal spending by place of performance, the state government's own revenue and spending, and the money received by the state's officeholders and candidates.

Federal spending by place of performance · $11,435,556,724 in FY2026 · USAspending

Money into South Dakota — federal spending over time

Federal spending in South Dakota over time
FYSouth Dakota
2016$6,912,967,172
2017$6,897,410,801
2018$7,154,454,286
2019$8,014,273,454
2020$13,135,061,835
2021$14,030,068,708
2022$10,898,846,064
2023$9,856,533,314
2024$10,977,993,569
2025$11,500,887,933
2026$11,435,556,724

State government revenue — where it comes from (2023)

5 sources
  • Taxes$2,628,871,00041.9%
  • Federal transfers$2,514,238,00040.1%
  • Miscellaneous$721,006,00011.5%
  • Charges & fees$354,151,0005.6%
  • Local transfers$56,580,0000.9%

Revenue by source over time

State revenue by source over time
YrMiscellaneousLocal transfersFederal transfersTaxesCharges & fees
2017$556,609,000$41,594,000$1,498,818,000$1,828,426,000$355,270,000
2018$631,795,000$36,948,000$1,468,636,000$1,917,548,000$360,058,000
2019$603,074,000$37,047,000$1,488,404,000$1,940,415,000$376,271,000
2020$621,987,000$46,425,000$3,041,000,000$2,018,423,000$339,054,000
2021$682,543,000$42,040,000$1,995,166,000$2,149,543,000$335,788,000
2022$660,469,000$44,370,000$3,439,398,000$2,475,394,000$348,829,000
2023$721,006,000$56,580,000$2,514,238,000$2,628,871,000$354,151,000

How South Dakota spends — by function (2023)

10 functions
  • Public welfare$1,665,016,00032.2%
  • Education$949,702,00018.4%
  • Other$927,299,00018.0%
  • Highways$842,767,00016.3%
  • Natural resources$229,312,0004.4%
  • Correction$166,098,0003.2%
  • Health$144,374,0002.8%
  • Interest on debt$120,522,0002.3%
  • Police protection$66,132,0001.3%
  • Hospitals$53,538,0001.0%

Allocation by function over time

State spending by function over time
YrHighwaysPolice protectionCorrectionNatural resourcesInterest on debtOtherEducationPublic welfareHospitalsHealth
2017$557,235,000$47,560,000$122,938,000$165,210,000$108,558,000$588,118,000$797,892,000$1,192,808,000$37,137,000$86,710,000
2018$535,687,000$50,544,000$123,038,000$169,991,000$123,350,000$596,845,000$850,433,000$1,210,255,000$38,207,000$85,550,000
2019$560,305,000$48,914,000$129,019,000$162,588,000$132,218,000$591,801,000$847,949,000$1,239,994,000$37,547,000$88,937,000
2020$722,123,000$54,278,000$128,238,000$159,603,000$127,377,000$620,793,000$880,459,000$1,265,661,000$40,424,000$104,823,000
2021$723,690,000$57,218,000$141,412,000$155,982,000$122,795,000$888,387,000$819,765,000$1,730,142,000$40,078,000$155,288,000
2022$743,116,000$62,111,000$146,900,000$186,337,000$117,957,000$927,199,000$885,840,000$1,691,076,000$46,134,000$146,788,000
2023$842,767,000$66,132,000$166,098,000$229,312,000$120,522,000$927,299,000$949,702,000$1,665,016,000$53,538,000$144,374,000

People of South Dakota — money received

Data from FEC

Contributions received per year by role

Contributions received per year by role
xGovernorsSenatorsRepresentativesCandidates
2025——$222,872—
2026—$128,184——
Mike RoundssenatorR$95,343$95,343
John ThunesenatorR$32,841$32,841
Dusty JohnsonrepresentativeR$0$222,872
Larry RhodengovernorR$0$0
Julian C BeaudioncandidateD$0$0
Brian BengscandidateI$0$0
Casey CrabtreecandidateR$0$0
Nicole GronlicandidateD$0$0
Billy MawhineycandidateD$0$0
James M Mr. BialotacandidateR$0$0
Owen Nicholas CarlsoncandidateO$0$0
Mike RoundscandidateR$0$0
Justin S McnealcandidateR$0$0
Dan AhlerscandidateD$0$0
Lance RussellcandidateR$0$0
Heather BaxtercandidateR$0$0
Larry RhodencandidateR$0$0
Tom CoolcandidateD$0$0
Monae JohnsoncandidateR$0$0
Margaret KuiperscandidateD$0$0
Catherine BarrancocandidateR$0$0
Melissa HullcandidateR$0$0
Terrence DaviscandidateD$0$0
Jack L PittmancandidateI$0$0
Scott Wade Mr. SchlagelcandidateD$0$0
Marty JackleycandidateR$0$0
Dusty JohnsoncandidateR$0$0
Totals (27)$128,184$351,056

Money = federal FEC contributions received (per calendar year). Coverage is partial; governors' state-level campaign finance isn't tracked, so their figures reflect any federal candidacies only.

Top areas (counties)

15 counties
  • Minnehaha County$1,623,445,33718.3%
  • Minnehaha County$1,585,299,42517.9%
  • Pennington County$1,234,684,36313.9%
  • Pennington County$1,031,683,58111.6%
  • Meade County$472,514,6845.3%
  • Lincoln County$417,958,7804.7%
  • Lincoln County$402,821,5124.5%
  • Hughes County$381,937,4294.3%
  • Lawrence County$299,928,6823.4%
  • Brown County$284,864,9753.2%
  • Oglala Lakota County$273,340,3313.1%
  • Haakon County$229,511,8262.6%
  • Brookings County$228,964,9782.6%
  • Union County$207,849,0132.3%
  • Codington County$204,441,1562.3%

By congressional district

Each district links to its U.S. House representative. Multi-district awards are counted in each, so these rank districts but don't sum to the state total.

10 districts

Top federal recipients in South Dakota

15 recipients
  • SOCIAL SERVICES SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT$1,591,079,00427.3%
  • SOCIAL SERVICES SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT$1,557,517,59126.7%
  • STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA$586,927,04510.1%
  • STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA$499,013,3668.6%
  • CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE$261,455,7614.5%
  • SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$242,573,6014.2%
  • SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$220,698,9843.8%
  • SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$219,928,2873.8%
  • GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL LEADERS HEALTH BOARD$111,508,2691.9%
  • GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL LEADERS HEALTH BOARD$111,377,1891.9%
  • ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE$110,693,4141.9%
  • CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC$86,632,0281.5%
  • OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION$77,041,0561.3%
  • STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$74,129,7551.3%
  • ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE$74,114,2731.3%

Federal funding by district

Federal money by place of performance across SD's congressional districts. Click a district for its profile. Data from USAspending.

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