County government · Garfield County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Garfield County took in $8.4 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)30%County taxes30%State tax money21%Fines and other13%Federal tax money5.7%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Garfield County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$2.5 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$475 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.7 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$27 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.1 million
Fines
0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Social services44%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

44%

of Garfield County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
44%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$3.4 million
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$546 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$928 thousand
  • Airports$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$659 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$471 thousand
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$361 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$361 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$347 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$347 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$232 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$232 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garfield 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 Garfield 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.