Budget

By State Statute, counties must produce an annual budget.  Budget staff prepares and monitors Walworth County's annual budget. This process begins in March each year and concludes with the adoption of the budget by the County Board of Supervisors, typically in November.

View the Adopted Budget

View the adopted budget books and budget-in-brief booklets.  Recommended viewing is at 100% magnification.


Email the Finance Department to request prior year budget books not listed on this website.  Specify the year(s) being requested. Documents will be emailed to you, in their entirety, as pdf files.

2022 Levy for Fiscal Year 2023

Type of LevyAverage Mill Rate
Operating2.623173
Library0.150164
Children with Disabilities Education Board0.280026


Special Announcements

Walworth County has been an award recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (PDF) since the fiscal year 2005 budget.

Walworth County, Wisconsin was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association for fiscal year beginning January 1, 2023.  Read the GFOA's May 16, 2023 news release (PDF).

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