County government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant County took in $50.1 million and spent $41.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money30%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)26%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other2.8%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Grant 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 taxes34%

Property tax
25%$12.5 million
Sales tax
8.6%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$427 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$247 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$174 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$13.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$12.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$146 thousand
  • Road charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$2.2 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$15.2 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$914 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.0 million
Fines
0.7%$375 thousand

Where it goes

Social services34%Health and hospitals22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

34%

of Grant 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
34%$13.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$8.7 million
  • Other public welfare$5.2 million
Health and hospitals
22%$9.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$7.3 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$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$971 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$851 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$504 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$795 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant 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 Grant 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.