County government · Cottonwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cottonwood County took in $37.6 million and spent $36.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%State tax money31%Local tax money15%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.8%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

15%

of Cottonwood County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes32%

Property tax
32%$11.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Severance taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$516 thousand
  • Road charges$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 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%$4.9 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$11.8 million

Local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
15%$5.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Social services41%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

41%

of Cottonwood County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
41%$15.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.2 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$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$463 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$470 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$406 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$53 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$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cottonwood County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cottonwood 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.