County government · Olmsted County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Olmsted County took in $280 million and spent $292 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)23%Federal tax money15%State tax money5.8%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Olmsted County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
44%$124 million
Sales tax
6.6%$18.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$63.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$30.1 million
  • Garbage collection$28.1 million
  • Housing$2.8 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Sewer$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$40.8 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$16.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$246 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$13.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Social services32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending15%

What stands out

32%

of Olmsted County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$93.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$62.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$31.7 million
  • Police$20.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$44.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$32.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$17.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$15.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.3 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$13.5 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$6.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Olmsted 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 Olmsted 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.