County government · Koochiching County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Koochiching County took in $31.9 million and spent $26.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fines and other19%County taxes19%Federal tax money13%Local tax money8.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)7.4%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
18%$5.9 million
Other taxes
0.1%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$701 thousand
  • Sewer$605 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.2 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$10.9 million

Local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.2%$2.6 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$5.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Social services18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending18%

What stands out

18%

of Koochiching 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
21%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$472 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.8 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$804 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
Social services
18%$4.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$755 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$795 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.3%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$591 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$410 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Koochiching 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 Koochiching 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.