County government · Renville County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Renville County took in $57.2 million and spent $72.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%County taxes30%Fines and other21%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.6%Federal tax money6.6%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Renville County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
28%$16.2 million
Sales tax
1.3%$726 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$783 thousand
  • Road charges$240 thousand
  • Housing$120 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$3.7 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$19.7 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$204 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$12.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking27%Environment and natural resources11%Social services9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

11%

of Renville County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$25.0 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$24.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$619 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$19.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.9 million
Environment and natural resources
11%$8.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.2 million
Social services
9.5%$6.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$466 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$350 thousand
  • Libraries$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Renville 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 Renville 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.