County government · Nobles County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Nobles County took in $51.0 million and spent $46.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money26%Fines and other23%Fees for services6.6%Federal tax money4.8%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Nobles County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
35%$17.8 million
Sales tax
3.4%$1.7 million

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$2.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$13.5 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$246 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$11.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Social services17%Environment and natural resources15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Nobles 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
21%$10.0 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$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Social services
17%$8.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.1 million
Environment and natural resources
15%$6.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$327 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$547 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$901 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$714 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$403 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nobles 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 Nobles 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.