County government · McHenry County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McHenry County took in $4.6 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money18%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money4.6%Fees for services2.2%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
68%$3.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$836 thousand

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$215 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Environment and natural resources4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$698 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$366 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$207 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.7%$217 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$217 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McHenry 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 McHenry 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.