County government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Douglas County took in $262 million and spent $254 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)75%County taxes15%State tax money8.9%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Douglas County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
12%$32.1 million
Sales tax
1.9%$5.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$697 thousand
  • Other licenses$248 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$195 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$191 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$561 thousand
  • Road charges$534 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$371 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$23.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$245 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$4.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Running the government and other costs4.9%Social services4.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

73%

of Douglas County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
73%$186 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$186 million
  • Public health$264 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$24.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$376 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$12.5 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)$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Social services
4.4%$11.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$10.6 million
  • Welfare institutions$611 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$493 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$493 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.