County government · Lincoln County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln County took in $15.9 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money34%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.3%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

49%

of Lincoln County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
49%$7.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$841 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$433 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
  • Road charges$177 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$481 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$5.4 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Environment and natural resources7.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

42%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$420 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.4%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Social services
6.7%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$411 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$298 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.