County government · Chippewa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chippewa County took in $95.8 million and spent $92.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County taxes31%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)5.4%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

52%

of Chippewa County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
21%$20.1 million
Sales tax
8.9%$8.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$793 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$304 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$240 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Road charges$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$4.9 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$49.3 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$4.5 million
Fines
0.2%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals35%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services9.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

35%

of Chippewa County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
35%$32.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.6 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$23.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
  • Airports$133 thousand
Social services
9.2%$8.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$322 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$285 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$285 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$282 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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.