County government · Itasca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Itasca County took in $215 million and spent $207 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)50%County taxes24%State tax money14%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money5.3%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Itasca 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 taxes24%

Property tax
21%$44.8 million
Sales tax
2.8%$6.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$108 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$105 million
  • Road charges$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$813 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$616 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$11.3 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$29.8 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$2.9 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$12.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals42%Social services18%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Running the government and other costs8.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

42%

of Itasca 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
42%$88.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$84.0 million
  • Public health$4.0 million
Social services
18%$38.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$26.4 million
  • Welfare institutions$11.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$30.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$20.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$18.2 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$15.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$646 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$4.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Itasca 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 Itasca 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.