County government · Dunn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dunn County took in $72.8 million and spent $68.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%Fees for services (transit fares, parks and recreation)27%State tax money22%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

27%

of Dunn 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 taxes41%

Property tax
33%$23.7 million
Sales tax
6.8%$5.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$738 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$19.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 1 more
  • Other service charges$19.7 million
  • Transit fares$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$4.8 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$15.9 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$376 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.6 million
Fines
0.5%$334 thousand

Where it goes

Social services44%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals3.3%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

44%

of Dunn 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
44%$30.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$16.7 million
  • Other public welfare$13.3 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$19.6 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$12.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$919 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$778 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$722 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$722 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$378 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$378 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dunn 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 Dunn 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.