County government · Clark County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark County took in $67.7 million and spent $58.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)40%County taxes30%State tax money24%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Clark 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 taxes30%

Property tax
26%$17.5 million
Sales tax
4.0%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$318 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$123 thousand
  • Other licenses$117 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$27.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$23.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Road charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$1.7 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$16.2 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$764 thousand
Fines
0.2%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Social services45%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

45%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
45%$26.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$22.0 million
  • Other public welfare$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
18%$10.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.8 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$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$573 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$243 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$57 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark 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 Clark 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.