ZIP 55414 · Minneapolis, 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

Hennepin County

$3.50 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)37%County taxes31%State tax money23%Federal tax money4.6%Local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

37%

of Hennepin County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

Full Hennepin County breakdown

County taxes31%

Property tax
24%$964 million
Sales tax
6.4%$257 million
Other taxes
0.4%$14.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 6 more
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.2 million
  • Driver's licenses$1.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$374 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$286 thousand
  • Severance taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.50 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$1.34 billion
  • Garbage collection$77.3 million
  • Other service charges$68.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Parking$2.4 million
  • Housing$1.1 million
  • Road charges$208 thousand
  • Transit fares$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$185 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$931 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$76.3 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$75.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$798 thousand
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Where the money goes

Health and hospitals54%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Social services4.5%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

54%

of Hennepin County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Hennepin County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
54%$1.89 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.47 billion
  • Public health$417 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$636 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$394 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 million
  • Government buildings$66.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$375 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$174 million
  • Prisons and jails$117 million
  • Courts and legal services$82.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$638 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Social services
4.5%$158 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$158 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$144 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$134 million
  • Public transit$9.8 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$97.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$97.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$85.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$84.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$73.1 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$38.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$5.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$54 thousand
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Your city

City of Minneapolis

$1.18 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.7%
Full Minneapolis breakdown

What stands out

31%

of Minneapolis' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
31%$401 million
Other taxes
8.6%$113 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$45.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$40.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.9%$51.2 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$453 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$136 million
  • Water$92.7 million
  • Other service charges$89.2 million
  • Parking$61.9 million
  • Garbage collection$43.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$30.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$100 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$140 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$22.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$22.8 million
Fines
0.4%$5.9 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

13%

of Minneapolis' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Full Minneapolis breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$357 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$260 million
  • Fire protection$79.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$18.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$291 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$155 million
  • Water supply$90.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$45.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$192 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$141 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.0 million
  • Government buildings$8.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$155 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$155 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$118 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$70.7 million
  • Parking$47.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$36.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36.2 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$32.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$13.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$332 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$332 thousand
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Your schools

Minneapolis Special School District 1

$908 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes24%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money3.1%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.7%Federal tax money0.4%
Full Minneapolis Special School District 1 breakdown

What stands out

24%

of Minneapolis Special School District 1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes24%

Property tax
24%$213 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$11.0 million
  • Other school charges$3.3 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million

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%$3.4 million

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$579 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$27.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$39.8 million
Minneapolis Special School District 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.9%Sent to other local governments0.5%
Full Minneapolis Special School District 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$868 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$868 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$35.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$4.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.8 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.0 million
Minneapolis Special School District 1 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.

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

Minneapolis Special School District 1. 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.