County government · Nicollet County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nicollet County took in $54.9 million and spent $53.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money21%Federal tax money17%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
44%$23.9 million
Sales tax
3.2%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$789 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$708 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$74 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%$9.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$11.4 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$5.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Social services24%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Environment and natural resources8.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

24%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
24%$13.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
8.0%$4.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.6%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$555 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$328 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$328 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$327 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$280 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nicollet 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 Nicollet 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.