County government · Florence County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Florence County took in $10.4 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money34%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

43%

of Florence County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
43%$4.4 million
Sales tax
3.5%$365 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$273 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$193 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$748 thousand
  • Other service charges$358 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$282 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$3.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$328 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

7.3%

of Florence County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$321 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$516 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$459 thousand
  • Government buildings$227 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$783 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$783 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$759 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$636 thousand
  • Libraries$123 thousand
Social services
3.3%$348 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$348 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Florence 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 Florence 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.