County government · Dunn County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dunn County took in $80.9 million and spent $53.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Federal tax money23%Local tax money7.7%Fines and other3.3%County taxes3.1%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)0.6%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes3.1%

Property tax
3.1%$2.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$504 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$298 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$86 thousand
  • Road charges$58 thousand
  • Airport$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$18.2 million

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$50.8 million

Local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.7%$6.3 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals1.8%Environment and natural resources1.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

68%

of Dunn County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$36.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$35.9 million
  • Airports$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$11.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$742 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$438 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$377 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$944 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$944 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$591 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$591 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dunn 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 Dunn 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.