Borough government · Denali Borough, AK

Denali Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Denali Borough took in $18.8 million and spent $18.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%State tax money43%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.9%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Denali Borough's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

Borough taxes45%

Other taxes
31%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$454 thousand
  • Severance taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$2.7 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$545 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$523 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.6%$488 thousand

State tax money43%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
43%$8.2 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges66%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Environment and natural resources0.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Denali Borough's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
66%$12.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$690 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$690 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$516 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$494 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$60 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Social services
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Denali Borough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Denali Borough itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.