County government · Dodge County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dodge County took in $128 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)33%State tax money16%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

33%

of Dodge County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
27%$34.9 million
Sales tax
7.0%$9.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$530 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$289 thousand
  • Other licenses$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$42.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$42.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$367 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$297 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$12.5 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$20.8 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$2.7 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$4.7 million
Fines
0.4%$521 thousand

Where it goes

Social services32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals21%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

32%

of Dodge County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$35.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$26.2 million
  • Other public welfare$9.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$26.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
21%$23.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$15.4 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$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$351 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$290 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$290 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dodge 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 Dodge 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.