County government · Sibley County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sibley County took in $58.9 million and spent $30.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money19%Fines and other14%Federal tax money3.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
61%$35.7 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$2.2 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$11.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$51 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$8.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Social services24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

24%

of Sibley County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
  • Public transit$46 thousand
Social services
24%$7.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$722 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$363 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$935 thousand
  • Government buildings$418 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$594 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$594 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$468 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$385 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$431 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$387 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$229 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$153 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sibley 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 Sibley 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.