County government · McLean County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McLean County took in $21.9 million and spent $19.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes34%Fines and other9.7%Local tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.9%Fees for services (tolls, parks and recreation)1.5%

What stands out

48%

of McLean County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$329 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$128 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$415 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$10.5 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$995 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$2.0 million
Fines
0.4%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Social services10%Sent to other local governments4.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

10%

of McLean 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
34%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$159 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.3 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$845 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
Social services
10%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$878 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$794 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$84 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$469 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$469 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$409 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McLean 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 McLean 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.