County government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cass County took in $78.5 million and spent $75.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money30%Federal tax money13%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)8.0%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes37%

Property tax
32%$25.5 million
Sales tax
3.9%$3.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$558 thousand
  • Road charges$439 thousand
  • Housing$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$10.2 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$23.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$9.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Social services20%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

20%

of Cass 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
30%$22.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$17.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Social services
20%$15.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.3 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$9.9 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$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$650 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$617 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass 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 Cass 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.