County government · Chouteau County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chouteau County took in $12.2 million and spent $9.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Federal tax money17%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)5.3%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
63%$7.7 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 services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$648 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$543 thousand
  • Road charges$58 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$2.0 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.7 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$118 thousand
Fines
0.4%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments11%Health and hospitals5.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

11%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.1 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$365 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$760 thousand
  • Police$698 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$511 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$511 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$272 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$272 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chouteau County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Chouteau 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.