County government · Winona County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Winona County took in $62.5 million and spent $67.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money32%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.7%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
36%$22.7 million
Sales tax
6.2%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$188 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$911 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$7.8 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$19.7 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$430 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$3.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Social services25%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and police
  • Prisons and jails$13.9 million
  • Police$6.0 million
Social services
25%$17.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$14.7 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$12.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$837 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$837 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$664 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$413 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winona County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Winona 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.