County government · Murray County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Murray County took in $36.4 million and spent $32.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)50%County taxes24%State tax money21%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

50%

of Murray County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$8.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$18.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$16.4 million
  • Water$733 thousand
  • Other service charges$600 thousand
  • Housing$310 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$186 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$7.5 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$191 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals49%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Environment and natural resources4.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

49%

of Murray County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
49%$16.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$15.6 million
  • Hospitals$424 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.5 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$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$343 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$280 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$191 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Social services
4.2%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$657 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$378 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$707 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$636 thousand
  • Libraries$71 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$598 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$272 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Murray 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 Murray 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.