County government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shawano County took in $44.0 million and spent $46.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money30%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)13%Local tax money5.5%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

8.3%

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

County taxes47%

Property tax
38%$16.6 million
Sales tax
8.3%$3.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$444 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$266 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$143 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$808 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$13.2 million

Local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.5%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$914 thousand
Fines
1.0%$452 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services8.1%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

8.1%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$12.7 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$8.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
18%$8.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Airports$233 thousand
Social services
8.1%$3.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$770 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$706 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shawano 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 Shawano 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.