County government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Walworth County took in $151 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money13%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, transit fares)12%Federal tax money12%Fines and other7.9%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes51%

Property tax
40%$61.1 million
Sales tax
9.9%$15.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$722 thousand
  • Other licenses$593 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$18.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 6 more
  • Other service charges$17.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$213 thousand
  • Transit fares$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Other school charges$19 thousand
  • School lunches$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$18.0 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$20.1 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$5.3 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$11.3 million
Fines
0.5%$693 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Social services18%Health and hospitals8.2%Schools and colleges8.0%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

18%

of Walworth 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
31%$45.6 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$32.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$42.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$24.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
Social services
18%$27.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$15.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$12.1 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$12.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.1 million
Schools and colleges
8.0%$11.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$411 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$379 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$379 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$127 thousand
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$127 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walworth 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 Walworth 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.