County government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wright County took in $197 million and spent $173 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money25%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

47%

of Wright County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
47%$91.6 million
Sales tax
6.4%$12.5 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$898 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$408 thousand
  • Other licenses$272 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$23.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$21.8 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$455 thousand
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$6.5 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$48.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$61 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$11.8 million
Fines
0.1%$282 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services17%Sent to other local governments3.3%All other spending11%

What stands out

17%

of Wright County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$53.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$33.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$32.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$31.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31.7 million
Social services
17%$30.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$29.4 million
  • Welfare institutions$811 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$5.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$3.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$618 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$618 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wright 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 Wright 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.