County government · Hill County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hill County took in $17.9 million and spent $14.9 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 taxes75%Fines and other14%State tax money9.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.6%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
71%$12.6 million
Other taxes
4.2%$752 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$751 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$283 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$283 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.3 million
Fines
1.1%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

40%

of Hill 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
40%$5.9 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$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$915 thousand
  • Government buildings$760 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$709 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$377 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$842 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$787 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$787 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$64 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hill 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 Hill 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.