County government · Scott County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Scott County took in $220 million and spent $206 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money22%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other6.1%Local tax money2.9%

What stands out

11%

of Scott County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
40%$88.1 million
Sales tax
6.8%$15.0 million
Other taxes
0.9%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Severance taxes$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$23.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$20.8 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$811 thousand
  • Transit fares$354 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$24.2 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$47.6 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$6.4 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$12.8 million
Fines
0.3%$595 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking24%Social services22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

22%

of Scott County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$52.6 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$50.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$49.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$46.6 million
  • Public transit$3.3 million
Social services
22%$44.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$33.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$18.5 million
  • Police$14.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$12.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.3 million
  • Libraries$6.1 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$5.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.