County government · Rock County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rock County took in $216 million and spent $278 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Federal tax money30%State tax money12%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)9.3%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Rock County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
35%$76.0 million
Sales tax
7.5%$16.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.0 million
  • Other licenses$732 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$623 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$20.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$19.0 million
  • Airport$726 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$63.9 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$24.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$789 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$6.8 million
Fines
0.2%$452 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Social services21%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals18%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Rock 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$105 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$48.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$46.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.0 million
Social services
21%$58.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$40.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$18.8 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$57.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$46.5 million
  • Government buildings$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
18%$49.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and public transit
  • Airports$1.3 million
  • Public transit$43 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$324 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$324 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$168 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rock 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 Rock 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.