County government · Glacier County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Glacier County took in $14.9 million and spent $12.7 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 taxes76%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.0%Fees for services (road charges)3.3%Fines and other3.1%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
76%$11.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$495 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$442 thousand
  • Road charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$898 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.6 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$134 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$427 thousand
Fines
0.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments33%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

33%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
33%$4.2 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$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$918 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$584 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$558 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$751 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Public transit$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$492 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$492 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$249 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$249 thousand
Social services
1.0%$121 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Glacier 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 Glacier 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.