County government · Kandiyohi County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kandiyohi County took in $94.0 million and spent $100 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)19%Federal tax money10%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
38%$35.7 million
Sales tax
4.2%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$710 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$646 thousand
  • Severance taxes$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$17.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Housing$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$867 thousand
  • Road charges$788 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$9.8 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$21.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$95 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$4.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails20%Social services19%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending14%

What stands out

19%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$20.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$12.6 million
  • Police$7.7 million
Social services
19%$19.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$17.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$15.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$10.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$12.5 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$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$358 thousand
Housing and community development
5.5%$5.5 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$925 thousand
  • Libraries$664 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kandiyohi County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Kandiyohi 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.