County government · Lincoln County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $31.8 million and spent $26.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)11%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

50%

of Lincoln County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
34%$10.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Road charges$285 thousand
  • Airport$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$15.9 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.2 million
Fines
0.8%$263 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments12%Health and hospitals10%All other spending13%

What stands out

12%

of Lincoln 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
26%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Airports$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.7 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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$497 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$3.2 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$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
10%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$767 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$745 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$396 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$396 thousand
Social services
0.6%$158 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$158 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$125 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.