County government · Watonwan County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watonwan County took in $27.1 million and spent $27.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money40%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services (road charges, transit fares)5.4%

What stands out

40%

of Watonwan 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%$10.9 million
Other taxes
0.1%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$194 thousand
  • Transit fares$56 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$2.2 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$10.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Social services22%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Environment and natural resources9.6%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

22%

of Watonwan 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%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
  • Public transit$432 thousand
Social services
22%$6.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.0 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$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$895 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.6%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$738 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$846 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$846 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$298 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$298 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watonwan 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 Watonwan 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.