County government · Jackson County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson County took in $46.3 million and spent $51.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other32%County taxes30%State tax money25%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (road charges)6.3%

What stands out

32%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$13.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$3.4 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$11.5 million

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$14.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking28%Environment and natural resources21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Social services3.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

21%

of Jackson 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$17.1 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$15.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$887 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$14.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.6 million
Environment and natural resources
21%$10.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3 thousand
Social services
3.4%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$605 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$550 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$265 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$265 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.