County government · Le Sueur County, MN

Le Sueur County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Le Sueur County took in $50.4 million and spent $54.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money25%Federal tax money13%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)0.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
52%$26.1 million
Sales tax
3.3%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$709 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$489 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$204 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 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%$6.3 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$12.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$44 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$3.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Social services20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

20%

of Le Sueur 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
34%$18.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.7 million
Social services
20%$10.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$950 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$935 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$851 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$559 thousand
  • Libraries$292 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$498 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$498 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur 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.