County government · Isanti County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Isanti County took in $66.1 million and spent $68.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money29%Federal tax money17%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (road charges)2.2%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Isanti County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
41%$27.2 million
Sales tax
5.8%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.9%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$613 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$11.2 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$19.1 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$67 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Social services22%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

22%

of Isanti 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
35%$23.8 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$20.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
Social services
22%$14.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$13.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$522 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$487 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$487 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$236 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Isanti 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 Isanti 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.