County government · Golden Valley County, MT

Golden Valley County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Golden Valley County took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 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 taxes56%State tax money27%Fees for services (road charges)6.4%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money5.3%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
56%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$118 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$99 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$495 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$100 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments15%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

15%

of Golden Valley 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
35%$700 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$188 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$432 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$432 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$378 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$300 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$300 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$100 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$63 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$63 thousand
Social services
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley 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.