County government · Cook County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cook County took in $39.9 million and spent $34.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money30%Federal tax money19%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)3.9%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
30%$11.8 million
Sales tax
9.2%$3.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$266 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$219 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$7.5 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$12.2 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$289 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Social services12%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

12%

of Cook 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
43%$14.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$14.6 million
  • Airports$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$675 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$343 thousand
Social services
12%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$975 thousand
  • Libraries$232 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$674 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$534 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$534 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$356 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cook 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 Cook 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.