County government · Pope County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pope County took in $23.0 million and spent $23.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money43%Fines and other9.4%Fees for services2.1%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Pope County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$10.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$485 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$485 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$117 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$9.8 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$185 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments14%Housing and community development9.6%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

14%

of Pope County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.4 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)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$699 thousand
  • Government buildings$510 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$337 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$308 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$133 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$3.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.4 million
Housing and community development
9.6%$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$681 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$681 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pope 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 Pope 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.