ZIP 56221 · Stevens Township, MN

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 56221: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Minnesota governments, the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 56221?
56221 is served by the State of Minnesota, Stevens County, Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771, Stevens Township, Baker Township, Everglade Township, Eldorado Township and Big Stone County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Minnesota spent $61.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Stevens County spent $23.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771 spent $3.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Stevens Township spent $176 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Baker Township spent $115 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Everglade Township spent $90 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Eldorado Township spent $180 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Big Stone County spent $23.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 56221?
Of the governments serving 56221, State of Minnesota collected $732 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Stevens County collected $8.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Big Stone County collected $5.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771 collected $871 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Stevens Township collected $111 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Baker Township collected $73 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Eldorado Township collected $56 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Everglade Township collected $39 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 56221.

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

See the full budget for: Stevens County, Big Stone County, Stevens Township and Baker Township

Why not this year? Minnesota governments with newer filings show figures from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor (for 2023 and 2024, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 56221

State of Minnesota$732 million

1.2% of its $63.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Stevens County$8.9 million

35% of its $25.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Big Stone County$5.8 million

32% of its $18.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771$871 thousand

27% of its $3.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Stevens Township$111 thousand

67% of its $165 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Baker Township$73 thousand

69% of its $106 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Eldorado Township$56 thousand

64% of its $89 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Everglade Township$39 thousand

45% of its $87 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Stevens County

$23.3 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 88% of this ZIP is in Stevens County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money37%County taxes36%Fines and other12%Fees for services9.7%Federal tax money4.9%Local tax money0.8%

Full Stevens County breakdown

County taxes36%

Property tax

35%$8.9 million

Other taxes

0.7%$182 thousand

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services

9.7%$2.5 million

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government

4.9%$1.2 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$9.4 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments

0.8%$207 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other

12%$3.1 million

Fines

<0.1%$50

Stevens County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Social services19%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.2%All other spending6.4%

Full Stevens County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

33%$7.7 million

Social services

19%$4.4 million

Running the government and other costs

19%$4.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$3.6 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

7.2%$1.7 million

Environment and natural resources

2.7%$625 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.8%$429 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.1%$253 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$124 thousand

Housing and community development

0.3%$70 thousand

Stevens County page →

Big Stone County

$23.0 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 10% of this ZIP is in Big Stone County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money35%County taxes33%Federal tax money15%Fees for services8.7%Fines and other7.6%Local tax money1.1%

Full Big Stone County breakdown

County taxes33%

Property tax

32%$5.8 million

Other taxes

1.0%$183 thousand

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services

8.7%$1.6 million

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government

15%$2.8 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state

35%$6.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments

1.1%$197 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other

7.6%$1.4 million

Fines

<0.1%$4 thousand

Big Stone County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs22%Social services15%Debt payments (principal and interest)15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%All other spending6.2%

Full Big Stone County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

34%$7.7 million

Running the government and other costs

22%$5.0 million

Social services

15%$3.5 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

15%$3.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.6%$2.0 million

Environment and natural resources

2.6%$593 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.2%$272 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.1%$246 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.7%$166 thousand

Housing and community development

0.6%$147 thousand

Big Stone County page →

Your towns

Stevens Township

$176 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Stevens Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money24%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

Full Stevens Township breakdown

Township taxes67%

Property tax

67%$111 thousand

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$89

State tax money24%

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

From the state

24%$39 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other

8.7%$14 thousand

Stevens Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%

Full Stevens Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

82%$145 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.7%$17 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.4%$8 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

3.5%$6 thousand

Stevens Township page →

Baker Township

$115 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 25% of this ZIP is in Baker Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money29%Fines and other1.9%

Full Baker Township breakdown

What stands out

69%

of Baker Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes69%

Property tax

69%$73 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state

29%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$2 thousand

Baker Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

73%

of Baker Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Baker Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

73%$84 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$84 thousand

Running the government and other costs

23%$27 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.6%$3 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$3 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.9%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Baker Township page →

Everglade Township

$90 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 24% of this ZIP is in Everglade Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money50%Township taxes45%Federal tax money5.5%

Full Everglade Township breakdown

Township taxes45%

Property tax

45%$39 thousand

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government

5.5%$5 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state

50%$43 thousand

Everglade Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%

Full Everglade Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

78%$71 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$14 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

6.0%$5 thousand

Everglade Township page →

Eldorado Township

$180 thousand budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 10% of this ZIP is in Eldorado Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money36%Fines and other0.6%

Full Eldorado Township breakdown

Township taxes64%

Property tax

64%$56 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state

36%$32 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other

0.6%$569

Eldorado Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking91%Running the government and other costs6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%

Full Eldorado Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

91%$163 thousand

Running the government and other costs

6.5%$12 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

3.0%$5 thousand

Eldorado Township page →

Your schools

Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771

$3.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 80% of this ZIP is in Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771.

Where the money comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes27%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771 breakdown

School district taxes27%

Property tax

27%$871 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services

2.4%$80 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$66 thousand
School lunches$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government

0.6%$19 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state

67%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.5%$16 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other

3.1%$102 thousand

Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments5.0%

What stands out

of Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$3.4 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$3.4 million

Sent to other local governments

5.0%$182 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government

Sent to school districts$139 thousand
Sent to the state government$43 thousand

Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771 page →

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

Minnesota page →

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

Minnesota 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.

Stevens County. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, County Finances Report raw data, 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Chokio-Alberta Independent School District 771. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Stevens Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Baker Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Everglade Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Eldorado Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Big Stone County. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, County Finances Report raw data, 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

How these figures are counted. Minnesota county, city and township figures are the calendar-year finance reports filed with the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, covering each government's governmental funds and its utilities and other enterprise funds, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Transfers between a government's own funds, borrowed money and depreciation are not counted. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and capital purchases are counted in the year they are paid, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. Townships and some small cities report on a cash basis. County figures do not include school districts, which are separate governments.

Cash basis. Stevens Township, Everglade Township and Eldorado Township report on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

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.