County government · Dawson County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dawson County took in $23.9 million and spent $23.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, airport)26%Federal tax money17%State tax money17%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$8.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Sewer$502 thousand
  • Airport$281 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$34 thousand
  • Water$23 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%$4.1 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$4.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$871 thousand
Fines
0.7%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments6.9%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.9%

of Dawson 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
36%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$975 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$755 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$269 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Airports$373 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.9%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$849 thousand
  • Water supply$373 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$600 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$469 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Social services
2.4%$571 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$571 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$274 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$274 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.4%$93 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$65 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dawson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dawson 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.