County government · Lafayette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lafayette County took in $57.5 million and spent $57.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)65%County taxes18%State tax money12%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

65%

of Lafayette 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 taxes18%

Property tax
15%$8.7 million
Sales tax
2.4%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$112 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$37.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$30.4 million
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$1.4 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$6.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.6 million
Fines
0.2%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals61%Social services20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Running the government and other costs7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

61%

of Lafayette County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
61%$34.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.9 million
Social services
20%$11.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$7.0 million
  • Other public welfare$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$733 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
  • Libraries$234 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$115 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$52 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.