County government · Red Lake County, MN

Red Lake County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Red Lake County took in $13.1 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County taxes26%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money4.6%Fees for services (road charges)2.8%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
25%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$80 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$368 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$601 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$7.6 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs11%Social services10%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

64%

of Red Lake County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$10.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$179 thousand
Social services
10%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$359 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$359 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$185 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$185 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Red Lake 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 Red Lake 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.