County government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fillmore County took in $46.1 million and spent $58.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County taxes31%Federal tax money8.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.0%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

52%

of Fillmore County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
27%$12.6 million
Sales tax
3.0%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$376 thousand
  • Road charges$236 thousand
  • Airport$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$3.9 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$23.8 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$436 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Social services8.0%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

8%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$25.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$330 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$17.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$15.7 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Social services
8.0%$4.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$818 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$818 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$567 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$567 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$422 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fillmore 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 Fillmore 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.