County government · Morrison County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Morrison County took in $56.1 million and spent $65.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money8.8%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.8%

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

County taxes46%

Property tax
41%$23.3 million
Sales tax
4.7%$2.6 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.7 million
  • Road charges$519 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$5.0 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$10.8 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 other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$5.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Social services20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$22.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
  • Airports$61 thousand
Social services
20%$13.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$13.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$637 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$528 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$347 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$251 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$251 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morrison 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 Morrison 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.