County government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Becker County took in $62.3 million and spent $60.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

16%

of Becker County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
36%$22.7 million
Sales tax
5.4%$3.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$789 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$537 thousand
  • Severance taxes$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Road charges$404 thousand
  • Housing$388 thousand
  • Transit fares$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$5.0 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$16.8 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$3.5 million
Fines
0.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Social services28%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

28%

of Becker County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
28%$17.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$14.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$14.5 million
  • Public transit$537 thousand
  • Airports$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$945 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$328 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$692 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$662 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$316 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Becker County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Becker 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.