Financial Metrics/Dashboards

Executive Order 2014-04 directed the Bureau to make available certain financial information for the Council of Economic Advisors and any interested party to view. The metrics and dashboards linked below provide updated snapshots of budget and actual expenditures compared to projected expenditures, the state's general fund receipts and comparison with the most recent forecasts, and the balances of the cash flow account and trust funds.

General Fund Receipts

February 2026
 Through 8 months, total ongoing receipts are $3.1 LESS than the Legislative Revised FY2026 estimate.

General Fund Receipts

Year-over-Year Comparisons Ongoing general fund revenues were $4.3M or 2.8% more than February of FY2025 (page 1). The largest increases were Unclaimed Property Receipts (+$8.1M) and Sales and Use Tax (+$6.5M). The increase in Unclaimed Property Receipts is due to claims being paid from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund in FY2026 rather than the general fund. The largest decrease was Insurance Company Tax (-$11.8M). The decrease in Insurance Company Tax is due to the timing of receipts to the general fund.

Year-to-Date ongoing general fund revenues are $0.6M or 0.0% less than the same period last fiscal year (page 2). The largest increase is Sales and Use Tax (+$55.4M). The largest decreases are Unclaimed Property Receipts (-$32.6M), Investment Income and Interest (-$24.1M), and Licenses, Permits, and Fees (-$13.3M).

Legislative Adopted Comparisons

Ongoing general fund revenues were $3.1M or 1.9% less than the legislative revised adopted estimate for February (page 4). The largest decreases were Insurance Company Tax (-$1.9M) and Licenses, Permits, and Fees (-$1.1M). The decreases in these two categories are due to the timing of receipts to the general fund.

Year-to-Date total general fund revenues are $3.1M or 0.2% less than the legislative revised adopted estimate for the period (page 5).

Year-to-Date total general fund revenues are $3.1M or 0.2% less than the legislative revised adopted estimate for the period (page 5).

 
  • The general fund receipt dashboards show the most recent month-end and year-to-date receipts in all major categories for the state general fund.
  • The dashboards compare actual receipts to the prior year for the most recently completed month and on a year-to-date basis.
  • Actual receipts are also compared to the most recent Legislative adopted or Governor recommended forecast, as well as the original adopted forecast to gauge how well actual collections are performing compared to budgeted levels.
February 2026
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025
October 2025
September 2025
August 2025
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June 2025
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April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024

Economic Dashboards

Updated: January 2026
  
 

The economic dashboards show the health of the South Dakota economy from a macroeconomic viewpoint using data on employment figures and government assistance programs.
Economic Dashboards

Cash Balances

January 2025
  

 

  • The cash balance dashboards show the month-ending cash balance for the state general fund, budget reserve, general revenue replacement fund, and the total balance in the cash flow account.
  • The dashboards for the trust funds and SDRS pension plan show the fair market value.
  • The fair market values change based on investment returns.
  • The state s reserve funds are considered the sum of the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund and typically remain constant throughout the fiscal year.
  • The cash flow account is comprised of more than five hundred different funds and fluctuates month-to-month and day-to-day based on the individual activity taking place in each of these funds. Major or notable funds represented in the cash flow account are listed separately.
General Fund
Cash Flow Account
South Dakota Retirement System
South Dakota Trust Funds

Expenditures and Workforce

Updated: February 2026
  
 

  • The general fund expenditure dashboard shows a comparison of projected expenditures vs. the actual expenditures as of the end of the prior month.
  • The workforce utilization dashboards shows the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) utilization for the previous month and budgeted utilization compared to actual utilization, and the number of employees being paid each pay period. These numbers are for the state's central payroll system and do not include the University System or Authorities.
Expenditures



FTE Utilization and Workforce