County government · Redwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Redwood County took in $32.7 million and spent $39.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money37%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money7.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.7%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

7%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
40%$13.2 million
Sales tax
3.3%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$200 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$895 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$790 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 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%$178 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$12.1 million

Local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.0%$2.3 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments11%Environment and natural resources7.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Redwood 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
38%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$389 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$875 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$380 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$4.5 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$4.5 million
Environment and natural resources
7.2%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$299 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Redwood 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 Redwood 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.