County government · Fergus County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fergus County took in $14.4 million and spent $16.7 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 taxes60%State tax money21%Fees for services (airport, road charges)14%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
59%$8.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Airport$476 thousand
  • Road charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.0 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$635 thousand
Fines
1.2%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Sent to other local governments13%Health and hospitals9.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

13%

of Fergus 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
33%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$2.2 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$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.0%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$568 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$568 thousand
Social services
1.6%$267 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$267 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fergus 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 Fergus 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.