ZIP 55101 · St. Paul, MN

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Minnesota

$61.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money31%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.1%Local tax money0.4%
Full Minnesota breakdown

What stands out

9.3%

of Minnesota's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
21%$13.3 billion
Sales tax
13%$8.49 billion
Other taxes
12%$7.29 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.39 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$888 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$846 million
  • Tobacco taxes$548 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$289 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$284 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$227 million
  • Amusement taxes$215 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$114 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 million
  • Other licenses$95.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$86.0 million
  • Severance taxes$76.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$66.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$17.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$9.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
9.3%$5.88 billion
Property tax
1.2%$732 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$3.21 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more
  • College tuition$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$720 million
  • Sewer$332 million
  • Other service charges$314 million
  • Hospital bills$279 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$53.5 million
  • Transit fares$46.8 million
  • Housing$33.9 million
  • Road charges$15.6 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.7 million
  • Other education charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$19.5 billion

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.4%$249 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$4.35 billion
Fines
<0.1%$34.2 million
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Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments32%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Minnesota's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Minnesota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$23.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.2 billion
  • Welfare institutions$164 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.3 million
  • Veterans' services$26.7 million
Sent to local governments
32%$19.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.76 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.36 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$890 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$283 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$124 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$109 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$105 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$98.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$65.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$40.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$23.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$9.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$509 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$7.82 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.48 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.05 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$742 million
  • Other education$558 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$2.81 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.29 billion
  • Public transit$507 million
  • Airports$13.7 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$2.64 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
  • Other and not broken out$649 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 million
  • Other government administration$162 million
  • Government buildings$51.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$2.08 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$714 million
  • Police$623 million
  • Prisons and jails$536 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$106 million
  • Inspections and regulation$100 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.03 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$737 million
  • Hospitals$291 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$858 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$858 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$497 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$316 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$313 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$192 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$172 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.9 million
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Gas supply$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$177 million
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Your county

Ramsey County

$767 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes39%Fines and other24%State tax money15%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Local tax money1.2%
Full Ramsey County breakdown

What stands out

24%

of Ramsey County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 6%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
34%$399 million
Sales tax
4.6%$54.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$120 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$79.1 million
  • Garbage collection$30.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$128 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$177 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$14.8 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$284 million
Fines
<0.1%$214 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Social services28%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

28%

of Ramsey County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Ramsey County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$232 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$105 million
  • Prisons and jails$70.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$56.7 million
Social services
28%$212 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$200 million
  • Welfare institutions$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$95.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$79.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$64.5 million
  • Public transit$14.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$43.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$42.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25.8 million
  • Libraries$17.0 million
Housing and community development
3.8%$29.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$24.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.4 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$6.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
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Your city

City of St. Paul

$1.08 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, housing)37%City taxes27%Federal tax money14%State tax money13%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

14%

of St. Paul's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

Full St. Paul breakdown

City taxes27%

Property tax
20%$226 million
Other taxes
4.7%$52.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$27.7 million
  • Other licenses$19.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$280 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$24.0 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$404 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 6 more
  • Water$112 million
  • Housing$85.7 million
  • Sewer$83.8 million
  • Other service charges$65.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$30.5 million
  • Ports and waterways$14.8 million
  • Road charges$10.3 million
  • Garbage collection$898 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$154 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$145 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$22.0 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$77.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$742 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending16%
Full St. Paul breakdown

What stands out

11%

of St. Paul's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$256 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$172 million
  • Fire protection$83.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$249 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$159 million
  • Sewer systems$73.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$143 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$124 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$132 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 million
  • Libraries$22.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$124 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$103 million
  • Ports and harbors$20.3 million
Housing and community development
11%$121 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$51.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$46.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1.0 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$1.0 million
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Your schools

St. Paul Public School District

$935 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money73%School district taxes18%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.9%Federal tax money0.4%
Full St. Paul Public School District breakdown

What stands out

18%

of St. Paul Public School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$161 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.6 million
  • School lunches$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$4.0 million

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$671 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$39.5 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$34.6 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments0.6%
Full St. Paul Public School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$908 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$908 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$21.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$5.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$4.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
St. Paul Public School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Minnesota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Ramsey County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of St. Paul. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

St. Paul Public School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.