County government · Stevens County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stevens County took in $20.0 million and spent $23.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money38%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (housing)7.6%Federal tax money4.0%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

38%

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

County taxes40%

Property tax
40%$8.0 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Housing$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$800 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$7.7 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$153 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs18%Social services14%Environment and natural resources12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

14%

of Stevens 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
32%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$763 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$705 thousand
Social services
14%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
12%$2.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.1 million
Housing and community development
6.5%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$977 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$977 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$335 thousand
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$335 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$289 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stevens County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Stevens 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.