County government · Crawford County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crawford County took in $21.8 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money37%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.7%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money2.9%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

8.6%

of Crawford County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
39%$8.5 million
Sales tax
8.6%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$279 thousand
  • Other licenses$99 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Road charges$21 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$632 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$8.1 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$300 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$664 thousand
Fines
0.4%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Social services21%Health and hospitals14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

21%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$976 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$970 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.7 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$728 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$601 thousand
  • Government buildings$528 thousand
Social services
21%$3.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
14%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$698 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$518 thousand
  • Libraries$180 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.