County government · Lewis and Clark County, MT

Lewis and Clark County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lewis and Clark County took in $87.6 million and spent $78.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fines and other14%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.4%State tax money5.1%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

62%

of Lewis and Clark County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
62%$54.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$223 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$480 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$9.7 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$4.5 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$682 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$12.2 million
Fines
0.5%$421 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.7%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

18%

of Lewis and Clark County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$31.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$25.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$13.7 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$13.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.7%$6.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Social services
1.5%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$536 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark 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.