County government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bayfield County took in $44.1 million and spent $33.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%County taxes33%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money5.9%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Bayfield County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
28%$12.4 million
Sales tax
4.3%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$387 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$308 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$2.6 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$14.7 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$331 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$6.5 million
Fines
0.2%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services12%Health and hospitals11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Bayfield County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$17.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$936 thousand
Social services
12%$3.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
11%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$876 thousand
  • Libraries$341 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.1%$359 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$359 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$198 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 1 more
  • Airports$20 thousand
  • Public transit$10 thousand
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bayfield 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 Bayfield 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.