County government · Granite County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Granite County took in $7.3 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Federal tax money25%State tax money13%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.2%

What stands out

25%

of Granite County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
47%$3.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$527 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$477 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$1.8 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$949 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$467 thousand
Fines
0.8%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

8.9%

of Granite 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
36%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
  • Government buildings$248 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$884 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$548 thousand
  • Police$311 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.9%$590 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$590 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$546 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$546 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$303 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$303 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$208 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$208 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$43 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Granite 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 Granite 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.