County government · Martin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Martin County took in $32.4 million and spent $34.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money26%Fines and other13%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)4.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
56%$18.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$978 thousand
  • Road charges$348 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$319 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$8.3 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Environment and natural resources19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services9.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

19%

of Martin County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$9.0 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$7.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Environment and natural resources
19%$6.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$100 thousand
Social services
9.6%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$957 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$731 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$690 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$690 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$666 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Martin 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 Martin 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.