County government · Chisago County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chisago County took in $88.2 million and spent $75.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money23%Federal tax money8.7%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.6%Fines and other3.4%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

53%

of Chisago County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
53%$46.5 million
Sales tax
4.1%$3.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$920 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$590 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$342 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$7.7 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$20.1 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$425 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$2.8 million
Fines
0.1%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Social services19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

19%

of Chisago 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
30%$22.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$19.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$8.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
Social services
19%$14.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.6 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$748 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$853 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$853 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$565 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$565 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chisago 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 Chisago 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.