County government · Lake of the Woods County, MN

Lake of the Woods County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake of the Woods County took in $22.1 million and spent $21.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%County taxes18%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money6.2%Local tax money4.2%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

60%

of Lake of the Woods County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
18%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.6%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$580 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$580 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$1.4 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$13.2 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$929 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$2.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Social services9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

9.4%

of Lake of the Woods 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
39%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$918 thousand
  • Government buildings$322 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$254 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$7 thousand
Social services
9.4%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$359 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$359 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$175 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods 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.