County government · Custer County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Custer County took in $13.2 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)12%State tax money9.6%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
58%$7.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$654 thousand
  • Garbage collection$590 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$158 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
  • Transit fares$63 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$1.9 million

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$794 thousand
Fines
0.6%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments15%Health and hospitals8.7%All other spending17%

What stands out

15%

of Custer 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
26%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$731 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$710 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Public transit$373 thousand
  • Airports$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.7%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$999 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$999 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$778 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$778 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$300 thousand
Social services
0.7%$89 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Custer 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 Custer 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.