County government · Gallatin County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gallatin County took in $135 million and spent $106 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 money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Gallatin County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
60%$80.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$440 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$440 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$20.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Garbage collection$8.4 million
  • Road charges$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$2.5 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$26.0 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$3.1 million
Fines
0.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending16%

What stands out

16%

of Gallatin County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$33.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$21.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$22.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$8.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$17.0 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$17.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
  • Airports$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$7.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.7 million
Social services
6.4%$6.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$6.1 million
  • Other public welfare$686 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$573 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$573 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$333 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$234 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$234 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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.