County government · Wabasha County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wabasha County took in $33.1 million and spent $31.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money31%Federal tax money8.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.4%Fines and other2.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
47%$15.5 million
Other taxes
6.1%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$2.9 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$10.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$765 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Social services15%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

15%

of Wabasha 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
36%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.4 million
Social services
15%$4.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$360 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$360 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$260 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$260 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$170 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$170 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wabasha 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 Wabasha 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.