County government · Madison County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Madison County took in $38.2 million and spent $35.2 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 taxes46%State tax money21%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)17%Fines and other14%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Madison County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
46%$17.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Road charges$499 thousand
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$126 thousand
  • Airport$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$361 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$8.0 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$5.3 million
Fines
0.5%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Social services26%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

26%

of Madison County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Airports$2.9 million
Social services
26%$9.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$8.6 million
  • Other public welfare$391 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$811 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$767 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$148 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$773 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$773 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$553 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$538 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$372 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$372 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$353 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$353 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$328 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$92 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$42 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.