County government · Meagher County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Meagher County took in $6.2 million and spent $5.3 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 taxes40%State tax money35%Fees for services (airport, road charges)10%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Meagher County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
40%$2.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$628 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$564 thousand
  • Airport$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$578 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$2.2 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$19 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$253 thousand
Fines
0.6%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments7.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

7%

of Meagher 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
39%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$809 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$809 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$309 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$676 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$637 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$637 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$471 thousand
  • Airports$80 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$374 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$374 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$98 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Social services
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meagher 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 Meagher 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.