County government · Todd County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Todd County took in $42.3 million and spent $37.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes42%

Property tax
38%$16.3 million
Sales tax
2.7%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Road charges$261 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$4.1 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$12.2 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$118 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs25%Social services22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals7.3%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

22%

of Todd 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
26%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$9.6 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$8.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
Social services
22%$8.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$396 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$331 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$204 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Todd 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 Todd 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.