County government · Pine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine County took in $43.6 million and spent $36.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money30%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)2.6%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
46%$19.9 million
Sales tax
4.0%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$347 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$280 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$4.4 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$13.3 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$668 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Social services26%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

26%

of Pine 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
35%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$965 thousand
Social services
26%$9.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$793 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$703 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$364 thousand
  • Libraries$339 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$623 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$623 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$428 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$428 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pine 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 Pine 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.