County government · Daniels County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Daniels County took in $5.5 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money24%Federal tax money14%Fines and other12%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)7.3%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes41%

Property tax
41%$2.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$401 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 3 more
  • Other service charges$314 thousand
  • Airport$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$785 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.3 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$64 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$656 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending20%

What stands out

8.7%

of Daniels 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
24%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$615 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$980 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$608 thousand
  • Airports$372 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$729 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$729 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$558 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$369 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$545 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$545 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$433 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$433 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Social services
3.6%$181 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$181 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$127 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$127 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Daniels 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 Daniels 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.