County government · Freeborn County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Freeborn County took in $60.9 million and spent $47.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money33%Fees for services18%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Freeborn 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 taxes41%

Property tax
36%$22.0 million
Sales tax
4.0%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$701 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$507 thousand
  • Other licenses$193 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$203 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$20.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$4.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Social services11%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

11%

of Freeborn 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
36%$17.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Social services
11%$5.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$4.9 million
  • Welfare institutions$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$631 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$631 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$476 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$278 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freeborn 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 Freeborn 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.