County government · Jackson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson County took in $30.1 million and spent $25.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money36%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other3.1%Local tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

36%

of Jackson County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
35%$10.5 million
Sales tax
5.7%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$281 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$69 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$640 thousand
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$314 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$10.9 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$802 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$752 thousand
Fines
0.6%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Social services31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

31%

of Jackson 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
31%$7.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$6.9 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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$918 thousand
  • Government buildings$589 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.0%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$981 thousand
  • Libraries$242 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$265 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$218 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.