County government · Carbon County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carbon County took in $28.7 million and spent $27.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money44%County taxes40%State tax money10%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (airport, road charges)2.5%

What stands out

44%

of Carbon County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
39%$11.3 million
Sales tax
0.3%$92 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$712 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$682 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money44%

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

From the federal government
44%$12.5 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.9 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments13%Health and hospitals7.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Carbon 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
44%$11.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$644 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Airports$163 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$152 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$3.5 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$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
7.5%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$476 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$407 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$321 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$321 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carbon County. 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 Carbon 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.