County government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marinette County took in $56.1 million and spent $64.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money26%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money6.7%Local tax money2.6%

What stands out

8.9%

of Marinette County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
31%$17.2 million
Sales tax
8.9%$5.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$638 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$265 thousand
  • Other licenses$238 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$622 thousand
  • Garbage collection$522 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$3.7 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$14.3 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$1.5 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$4.3 million
Fines
0.6%$359 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals14%Social services12%Roads, transit and parking6.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

12%

of Marinette County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$22.3 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$17.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$9.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
14%$9.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.3 million
Social services
12%$7.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Schools and colleges
1.3%$849 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$849 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$497 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$497 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$282 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$282 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$206 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marinette 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 Marinette 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.