County government · Sheboygan County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sheboygan County took in $143 million and spent $150 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money21%Fees for services (airport, parks, land and natural resources)21%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money4.7%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

21%

of Sheboygan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
36%$50.9 million
Sales tax
9.8%$14.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$435 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$424 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$397 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$29.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 3 more
  • Other service charges$28.8 million
  • Airport$360 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$263 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$6.7 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$30.5 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$2.4 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$7.6 million
Fines
0.2%$330 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Social services24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

24%

of Sheboygan 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%

Running the government and other costs
26%$39.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$30.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Social services
24%$35.3 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$19.3 million
  • Other public welfare$16.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$29.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$14.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.4 million
Health and hospitals
18%$26.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Airports$969 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$841 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.4%$537 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$537 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan 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.