STEARNS COUNTY finances
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STEARNS COUNTY
County in Minnesota (Stearns County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 160,405.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $105.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $16.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $4.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $78.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $2.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $150.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $38.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $331,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $3.3 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $208.7 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $189.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.8 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Regular Highways | $47.9 million |
| Welfare NEC | $46.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $22.5 million |
| Police Protection | $19.2 million |
| Central Staff | $15.8 million |
| Judicial | $10.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $5.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $5.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $4.5 million |
| Health | $4.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.4 million |
| Libraries | $3.1 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $771,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $141,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $123,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $8.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $110,000 |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $6.5 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.8 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $145,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $333,000 |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $1.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $4.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $78.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $2.1 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $123,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $22.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $5.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $10.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $15.8 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $4.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $13.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $141,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $3.1 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $5.6 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $1.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $17.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $46.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $771,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $2,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $6,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $34.0 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.4 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $331,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $3.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $90.2 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $8.7 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $1.4 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $53,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $287,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.5 million |
| T53 | Severance Tax | $715,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $227,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $115,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $6.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $287,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $124,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $11,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $9.3 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 271145193543.