County government · Faribault County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Faribault County took in $29.9 million and spent $29.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money35%Fines and other14%Federal tax money5.9%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.2%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Faribault County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
40%$12.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$1.8 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$10.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$4.1 million
Fines
0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Environment and natural resources19%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Social services7.4%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

19%

of Faribault County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Environment and natural resources
19%$5.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.7 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$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
Social services
7.4%$2.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$499 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Libraries$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$337 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$306 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Faribault 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 Faribault 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.