County government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clay County took in $112 million and spent $103 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
34%$37.6 million
Sales tax
4.2%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$686 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and other licenses
  • Severance taxes$442 thousand
  • Other licenses$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$14.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Road charges$684 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%$14.3 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$30.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$108 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$6.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Social services26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals12%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

26%

of Clay 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%

Social services
26%$26.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$22.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$15.9 million
  • Police$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$16.9 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$15.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$395 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
Health and hospitals
12%$12.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$640 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$640 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$527 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$527 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.