County government · Big Horn County, MT

Big Horn County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Big Horn County took in $19.0 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%State tax money7.4%Fees for services6.4%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

80%

of Big Horn County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes80%

Property tax
80%$15.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$1.0 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$100 thousand
Fines
0.4%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Sent to other local governments22%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.9%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$659 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$3.8 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$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
21%$3.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$940 thousand
  • Government buildings$549 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$210 thousand
Social services
2.7%$460 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$460 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$273 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$273 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Horn 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 Big Horn 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.