County government · Pipestone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pipestone County took in $59.2 million and spent $72.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)65%County taxes16%State tax money15%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

65%

of Pipestone County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
16%$9.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$38.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$36.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$548 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$558 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$9.0 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals58%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Social services2.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

58%

of Pipestone County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
58%$41.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$41.8 million
  • Public health$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$838 thousand
Social services
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$696 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$696 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$673 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$341 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$341 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pipestone 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 Pipestone 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.