County government · Mineral County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mineral County took in $7.4 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money25%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (airport, parks, land and natural resources)8.5%Fines and other7.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$3.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$629 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$609 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$984 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.9 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$438 thousand
Fines
1.4%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Sent to other local governments17%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals14%All other spending11%

What stands out

17%

of Mineral 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
28%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$373 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.0 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$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$849 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$384 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$223 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$845 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$835 thousand
  • Airports$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$821 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$821 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$202 thousand
Social services
3.5%$202 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$202 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
  • Libraries$91 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mineral County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mineral 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.