DANE COUNTY finances
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DANE COUNTY
County in Wisconsin (Dane County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 568,203.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $321.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $102.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $53.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $51.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $214.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $18.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $651.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $100.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $18.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $760.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $770.2 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $681.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Welfare NEC | $273.6 million |
| General NEC | $84.7 million |
| Police Protection | $59.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $55.9 million |
| Correction Insts | $54.8 million |
| Judicial | $43.3 million |
| Air Trans | $36.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $29.0 million |
| Welfare Insts | $28.8 million |
| Central Staff | $26.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $15.8 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $14.9 million |
| Health | $12.4 million |
| Libraries | $6.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.9 million |
| Parking | $3.3 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $1.5 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $511.0 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $551.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $381.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $681.1 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $35.4 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $4,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $134,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $920,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $12.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $29.1 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $24.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $51.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $214.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $18.1 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $36.5 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $54.6 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $1.5 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $43.3 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $26.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $12.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $6.8 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $355,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $31.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $53.6 million |
| E77 | Welfare Insts-Curr Operation | $28.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $263.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $29.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $46.7 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $144,000 |
| F12 | Elem Sec Educ-Construction | $53,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $3.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $15.8 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $39,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $3.0 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $24.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $5.7 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $9.8 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $38.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $18.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $222.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $83.8 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $12.1 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $964,000 |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $2.6 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $2.5 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $27.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.6 million |
| U40 | Rents | $309,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $3.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $18.0 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 551025177056.