County government · Pennington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pennington County took in $24.8 million and spent $21.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Local tax money42%Fees for services7.3%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

42%

of Pennington County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$11.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
42%$10.5 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking25%Social services24%Running the government and other costs17%Environment and natural resources5.1%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

24%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$558 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Social services
24%$5.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$5.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.6 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$610 thousand
  • Government buildings$549 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$477 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pennington 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 Pennington 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.