County government · Lac Qui Parle County, MN

Lac Qui Parle County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lac Qui Parle County took in $20.8 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes31%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.9%Federal tax money5.5%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Lac Qui Parle County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
31%$6.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$1.1 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$10.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Environment and natural resources19%Social services14%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

19%

of Lac Qui Parle 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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
  • Airports$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
19%$3.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.9 million
Social services
14%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.8 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$688 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$761 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$306 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$222 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$222 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$109 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lac Qui Parle 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 Lac Qui Parle 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.