County government · Adams County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams County took in $42.1 million and spent $40.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)23%State tax money22%Fines and other2.6%Local tax money2.2%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

23%

of Adams County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
43%$18.1 million
Sales tax
4.2%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$505 thousand
  • Other licenses$328 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Airport$42 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$237 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$9.4 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$924 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Adams County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
17%$7.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Social services
5.9%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$456 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$314 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand
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$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams 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 Adams 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.