County government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carlton County took in $83.3 million and spent $70.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money30%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.1%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

9%

of Carlton County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
39%$32.6 million
Sales tax
5.1%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Road charges$759 thousand
  • Airport$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$7.5 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$24.7 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$7.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Social services27%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

27%

of Carlton 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
27%$18.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$17.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$15.8 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$12.9 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$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$902 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.7%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$772 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$618 thousand
  • Libraries$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carlton 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 Carlton 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.