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Sweden's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sweden took in $884 thousand and spent $713 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money29%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Sweden's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
68%$599 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
29%$256 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$11 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.8%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

79%

of Sweden's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
79%$564 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$564 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sweden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Sweden itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.