County government · Sherburne County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sherburne County took in $143 million and spent $139 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money29%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services8.7%Federal tax money4.3%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

41%

of Sherburne County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
41%$58.6 million
Sales tax
5.8%$8.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$656 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$562 thousand
  • Other licenses$72 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$6.1 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$41.9 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$13.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking19%Social services17%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments3.0%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

17%

of Sherburne 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$52.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$32.8 million
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$25.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.9 million
Social services
17%$24.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$18.9 million
  • Other public welfare$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$20.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$586 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$586 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherburne 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 Sherburne 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.