County government · Benton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton County took in $45.0 million and spent $41.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money28%Federal tax money9.3%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.0%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Benton County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
47%$21.0 million
Sales tax
7.4%$3.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$511 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$458 thousand
  • Severance taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Road charges$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$4.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$12.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$924 thousand
Fines
0.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Social services29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

29%

of Benton 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
29%$12.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$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$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$834 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$834 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$610 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$532 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$382 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$382 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$189 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.