County government · Beaverhead County, MT

Beaverhead County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Beaverhead County took in $15.3 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

39%

of Beaverhead County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
42%$6.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$977 thousand
  • Garbage collection$818 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$832 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$5.9 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$229 thousand
Fines
0.6%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

12%

of Beaverhead County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$3.4 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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$323 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$715 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Airports$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$759 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$601 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$601 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$253 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Social services
0.4%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$19 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Beaverhead County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Beaverhead County 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.