County government · Anoka County, MN

Anoka County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Anoka County took in $451 million and spent $377 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money25%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%Fines and other10%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Anoka County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
33%$150 million
Sales tax
3.7%$16.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$48.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$37.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Road charges$186 thousand
  • Airport$55 thousand
  • Transit fares$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
14%$65.3 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$114 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$7.5 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$46.4 million
Fines
0.1%$460 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Social services26%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

26%

of Anoka County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$135 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$82.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$39.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$13.9 million
Social services
26%$98.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$98.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$79.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$70.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$23.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.1 million
  • Libraries$10.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$15.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
  • Public transit$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$9.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.0 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$5.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$426 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$426 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anoka County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Anoka County 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.