County government · Dodge County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dodge County took in $37.7 million and spent $22.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%Local tax money15%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money1.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
54%$20.5 million
Sales tax
4.0%$1.5 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$2.0 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$482 thousand

Local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
15%$5.5 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$50 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Social services17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

17%

of Dodge 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
28%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$716 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$265 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Social services
17%$3.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$418 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$418 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$295 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dodge 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 Dodge 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.