County government · Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Forks County took in $59.0 million and spent $61.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money35%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)9.0%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

11%

of Grand Forks County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$22.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$838 thousand
  • Road charges$608 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$6.4 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$20.6 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$4.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Social services13%Environment and natural resources5.4%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

13%

of Grand Forks 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$23.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.8 million
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Social services
13%$7.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.9 million
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$3.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$882 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$882 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks 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.