County government · Kenosha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kenosha County took in $248 million and spent $238 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money35%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Kenosha County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
30%$74.4 million
Sales tax
8.2%$20.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$638 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$555 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$29.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$24.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$181 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$22.6 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$87.6 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$4.3 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$5.8 million
Fines
0.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Social services32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Kenosha 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%$75.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$54.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$21.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$63.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$28.2 million
  • Police$25.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$61.7 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$37.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.4 million
  • Government buildings$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$22.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$9.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Libraries$2.6 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$4.6 million
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$188 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$188 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kenosha 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 Kenosha 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.