County government · Cascade County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cascade County took in $81.1 million and spent $73.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)22%Federal tax money8.2%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Cascade County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
59%$47.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$544 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$276 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$268 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$13.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Water$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$6.6 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$4.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$250 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$3.1 million
Fines
0.3%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals6.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of Cascade County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$26.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$21.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$244 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$16.4 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$16.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$10.3 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)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$67 thousand
Social services
1.8%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$883 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$72 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cascade 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 Cascade 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.