County government · Winnebago County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Winnebago County took in $173 million and spent $185 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)18%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Winnebago County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
40%$68.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$889 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$531 thousand
  • Other licenses$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$31.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$19.4 million
  • Garbage collection$10.2 million
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$3.3 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$52.7 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$12.2 million
Fines
0.3%$569 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Social services23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

of Winnebago 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
27%$49.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.8 million
  • Government buildings$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
Social services
23%$43.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$26.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$16.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$35.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$24.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$11.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Airports$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Schools and colleges
0.6%$1.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$786 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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.