County government · Swift County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swift County took in $32.6 million and spent $23.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money28%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)8.7%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

23%

of Swift County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$11.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$747 thousand
  • Housing$727 thousand
  • Road charges$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$7.5 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$9.2 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Social services24%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending14%

What stands out

24%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
24%$5.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.6 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$821 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$702 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$376 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
  • Libraries$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$121 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Swift 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 Swift 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.