Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) published 2025 shared revenue estimates of over $1.5 billion. One of the most significant sources of funding provided by the state to local governments, Wisconsin’s shared revenue includes eight programs providing state aid to counties, municipalities, tax increment districts, schools, technical colleges, and special districts annually.
Counties and municipalities are set to see the realized benefits of the county and municipal aid and supplemental county and municipal aid (SCMA) being adjusted based on sales tax revenues next year, with an expected increase of $23.6 million to help invest in local community needs and priorities.
These state aids are mostly general, unrestricted aids that can be used for any activity approved by the local governing body. Specifically, SCMA is the only restricted aid that must be used for specific purposes such as law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency response communications, public works, courts, and transportation — no SCMA amounts may be used for administrative services.
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