Borough government · Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

Northwest Arctic Borough's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Northwest Arctic Borough took in $130 million and spent $126 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fines and other32%Federal tax money17%Borough taxes5.8%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

32%

of Northwest Arctic Borough's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

Borough taxes5.8%

Property tax
5.3%$6.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$681 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Tobacco taxes$611 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$60 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$21.8 million

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$57.3 million

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$42.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Running the government and other costs9.2%Sent to other local governments5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

74%

of Northwest Arctic 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
74%$93.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$93.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$7.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$624 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic 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.