More than $900 million in shared revenue payments distributed to Wisconsin counties, municipalities

WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) last week distributed shared revenue payments to counties and municipalities.

The payments, totaling $939,001,986.00, were made on Monday, Nov. 18.

A release from DOR said the distribution includes the supplemental county and municipal aid (SCMA), established under Wisconsin 2023 Act 12, which was first distributed in the July 2024 payment.

SCMA is specifically allocated to support essential services such as law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency response communications, public works, courts and transportation, according to DOR.

“Wisconsin has a long history of sharing state revenues with local governments,” DOR stated. “State revenue sharing began in 1911 with the enactment of the state income tax and evolved over the years.”

Shared revenue payments are made in July and November.