County government · Rock County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rock County took in $21.2 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other10%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
35%$7.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$650 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$309 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$8.5 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$189 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

14%

of Rock 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%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$480 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.9 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$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$639 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$639 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$585 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$585 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rock 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 Rock 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.