County government · Steele County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Steele County took in $59.6 million and spent $66.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money21%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.9%Federal tax money2.4%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
49%$28.9 million
Sales tax
6.5%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$213 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$160 thousand
  • Severance taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Road charges$403 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.4 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$12.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$105 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$6.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services8.5%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$25.2 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$23.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$427 thousand
Social services
8.5%$5.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$827 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$827 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$245 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Steele 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 Steele 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.