County government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brown County took in $400 million and spent $342 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)15%Federal tax money13%Local tax money8.8%Fines and other8.4%

What stands out

8.8%

of Brown County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 1.4%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
22%$89.4 million
Sales tax
9.5%$38.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$10.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$569 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$61.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 7 more
  • Garbage collection$24.4 million
  • Other service charges$20.4 million
  • Airport$8.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
  • Other school charges$421 thousand
  • Road charges$408 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$141 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$139 thousand
  • School lunches$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$52.2 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$80.2 million

Local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.8%$35.1 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$32.4 million
Fines
0.3%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals15%Social services12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending23%

What stands out

11%

of Brown County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$70.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$38.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$21.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$63.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$50.3 million
  • Government buildings$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
15%$50.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50.2 million
Social services
12%$42.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$36.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$37.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$34.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20.9 million
  • Libraries$13.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$31.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$17.8 million
  • Airports$13.8 million
Schools and colleges
2.7%$9.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.3 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$18 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$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.