County government · Mille Lacs County, MN

Mille Lacs County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mille Lacs County took in $20.3 million and spent $28.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Federal tax money17%State tax money11%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
61%$12.5 million
Other taxes
2.3%$458 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$458 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$897 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$897 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$3.5 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$601 thousand
Fines
0.8%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking25%Environment and natural resources4.8%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

36%

of Mille Lacs County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$10.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Environment and natural resources
4.8%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$773 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$609 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$290 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$290 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs 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.