County government · Jefferson County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County took in $15.3 million and spent $15.6 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 taxes94%Fines and other3.0%State tax money1.7%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

94%

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

County taxes94%

Property tax
94%$14.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$263 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$314 thousand
Fines
1.0%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments14%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$709 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
  • Government buildings$392 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.3 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$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$683 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$671 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$658 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$658 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.