County government · Carter County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carter County took in $10.0 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money16%Fees for services (airport, road charges)10%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
69%$6.9 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$983 thousand
  • Airport$28 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$70 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.6 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$28 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$352 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Carter County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$244 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$504 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.1 million
  • Hospitals$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$641 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$354 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$601 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$309 thousand
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$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Social services
1.5%$124 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$124 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carter 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 Carter 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.