County government · Norman County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Norman County took in $11.2 million and spent $27.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%State tax money23%Fines and other10%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

61%

of Norman County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
61%$6.9 million
Sales tax
3.6%$410 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$83 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.6 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$88 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs31%Social services14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

14%

of Norman 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
39%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$778 thousand
Social services
14%$3.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$548 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$265 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$485 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$485 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$341 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Norman 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 Norman 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.