County government · McLeod County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McLeod County took in $61.0 million and spent $53.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money30%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
50%$30.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Road charges$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$18.5 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$175 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$6.1 million
Fines
0.1%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Social services23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Environment and natural resources5.1%All other spending13%

What stands out

23%

of McLeod 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
23%$12.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$930 thousand
Social services
23%$12.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$438 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$987 thousand
  • Libraries$208 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$663 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$317 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$317 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McLeod 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 McLeod 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.