County government · Beltrami County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beltrami County took in $106 million and spent $104 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)10%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

46%

of Beltrami County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
27%$29.1 million
Sales tax
4.4%$4.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$266 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$341 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$48.8 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$8.7 million
Fines
0.1%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Social services30%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

30%

of Beltrami 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
30%$31.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$25.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$18.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$17.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$631 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$408 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.8 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$278 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beltrami 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 Beltrami 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.