County government · Big Stone County, MN

Big Stone County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Stone County took in $14.1 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes38%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)6.9%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other6.5%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

42%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
36%$5.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$171 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$968 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$661 thousand
  • Road charges$188 thousand
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$910 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.9 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$145 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$908 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Social services19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Environment and natural resources3.6%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Social services
19%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$391 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$343 thousand
  • Government buildings$273 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$213 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$539 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$539 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$356 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$295 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$295 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$227 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Stone 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 Big Stone 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.