County government · Mahnomen County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mahnomen County took in $24.7 million and spent $26.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)46%State tax money28%County taxes19%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Mahnomen County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$4.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$11.0 million
  • Garbage collection$189 thousand
  • Road charges$131 thousand
  • Airport$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$1.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.0 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$363 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals49%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services11%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

49%

of Mahnomen County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
49%$12.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Airports$60 thousand
Social services
11%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$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$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$569 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$320 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$320 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$265 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$211 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mahnomen 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 Mahnomen 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.