County government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carver County took in $163 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

11%

of Carver County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
41%$67.3 million
Sales tax
6.6%$10.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$15.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$758 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$18.4 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$31.4 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$5.0 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$9.3 million
Fines
0.1%$197 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking22%Social services21%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

21%

of Carver County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
22%$34.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34.8 million
Social services
21%$34.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$33.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$32.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$24.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$13.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$4.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Water supply$870 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$3.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$1.6 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$413 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$218 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$218 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carver 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 Carver 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.