County government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marshall County took in $26.6 million and spent $31.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes29%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)8.9%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money6.7%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes29%

Property tax
29%$7.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and other licenses
  • Severance taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$812 thousand
  • Garbage collection$266 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$1.8 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$12.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking30%Social services15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Environment and natural resources4.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

15%

of Marshall County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.1 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$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$723 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Social services
15%$4.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$221 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.0%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
  • Libraries$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marshall 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 Marshall 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.