County government · Richland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richland County took in $36.1 million and spent $30.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money32%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)29%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Richland 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 taxes34%

Property tax
29%$10.4 million
Sales tax
4.1%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$548 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$303 thousand
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$10.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$402 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$728 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$11.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$98 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$528 thousand
Fines
0.2%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Social services55%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

55%

of Richland 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
55%$16.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$9.5 million
  • Other public welfare$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.0 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$699 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$609 thousand
  • Government buildings$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$815 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$925 thousand
  • Libraries$204 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$677 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.