County government · Fallon County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fallon County took in $15.9 million and spent $18.7 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 taxes54%State tax money29%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)7.0%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
54%$8.6 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 services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$538 thousand
  • Garbage collection$370 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$246 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$4.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$31 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals9.0%Sent to other local governments6.6%All other spending20%

What stands out

6.6%

of Fallon 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
30%$5.7 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$541 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$529 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$367 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.0%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$959 thousand
  • Public health$726 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$854 thousand
  • Libraries$230 thousand
Social services
3.6%$676 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$676 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$558 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$217 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fallon 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 Fallon 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.