County government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyon County took in $35.6 million and spent $31.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money20%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other6.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$15.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$5.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$29 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$2.4 million
Fines
0.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Social services11%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

14%

of Lyon County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.1 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$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$912 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$214 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
Social services
11%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.5 million
Environment and natural resources
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$925 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$555 thousand
  • Libraries$370 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$487 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$368 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$368 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lyon 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 Lyon 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.