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

Updated: April 2025
 Through 9 months, total ongoing receipts were $3.6 million LESS than the Legislative Revised Adopted FY2025 estimate.

General Fund Receipts

Year-over-Year Comparisons

Ongoing general fund revenues were $8.9M or 6.1% less than March of FY2024 (page 1). The largest decreases were Unclaimed Property Receipts (-$5.0M) and Insurance Company Tax (-$2.1M or -17.2%). The decrease in Unclaimed Property Receipts is partially due to identifying portions of receipts as one-time revenue.

Year-to-Date ongoing general fund revenues are $9.7M or 0.5% greater than the same period last fiscal year (page 2). The largest contributors to this increase are Investment Income and Interest (+$46.9M or 95.8%), Licenses, Permits, and Fees (+$10.7M or 37.1%), Insurance Company Tax (+$8.3M or 8.6%), and Bank Franchise Tax (+$7.7M or 88.3%). The increase in Licenses, Permits, and Fees is primarily due to timing of receipts to the general fund. The largest decreases are Unclaimed Property Receipts (-$53.8M) and Sales and Use Tax (-$9.6M or -0.9%). The decrease in Unclaimed Property Receipts is partially due to identifying portions of receipts as one-time revenue.

Legislative Revised Adopted Comparisons

Ongoing general fund revenues were $1.3M or 1.0% less than the legislative revised adopted estimate for March (page 4). The largest increase was Bank Franchise Tax (+$2.3M or 59.7%). The largest decrease was Insurance Company Tax (-$2.4M or -19.0%).

Year-to-Date total general fund revenues are $5.3M or 0.3% more 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.
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Expenditures and Workforce

Updated: March 2025
  
 

  • 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

Cash Balances

Updated: February 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

Economic Dashboards

Updated: April 2025
  
 

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