County government · Crow Wing County, MN

Crow Wing County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crow Wing County took in $124 million and spent $121 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money25%Federal tax money11%Fines and other8.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.7%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes47%

Property tax
38%$46.7 million
Sales tax
7.9%$9.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Road charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$13.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$30.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$37 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$11.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs23%Social services20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

20%

of Crow Wing 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
26%$31.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$27.9 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$26.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$398 thousand
Social services
20%$24.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.7 million
  • Police$11.1 million
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$8.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.1 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$3.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$685 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$509 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$166 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing 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.