County government · Liberty County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Liberty County took in $5.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)9.9%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
50%$2.8 million

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$556 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$553 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$367 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$127 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals9.1%Sent to other local governments7.5%All other spending13%

What stands out

7.5%

of Liberty 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
28%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$874 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$420 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$481 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$481 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$397 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$397 thousand
Social services
7.4%$391 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$34 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Liberty 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.