County government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mower County took in $68.2 million and spent $77.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money30%Fines and other11%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (housing, road charges)5.8%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes42%

Property tax
38%$26.2 million
Sales tax
3.8%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Housing$547 thousand
  • Road charges$336 thousand
  • Garbage collection$211 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$7.6 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$20.2 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$80 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$7.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking23%Social services18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

18%

of Mower 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
31%$23.9 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$22.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$882 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$17.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.5 million
Social services
18%$14.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$7.1 million
  • Police$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$556 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$310 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$246 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mower 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 Mower 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.