County government · Musselshell County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Musselshell County took in $10.1 million and spent $9.2 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 taxes52%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)13%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money6.1%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes52%

Property tax
52%$5.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$656 thousand
  • Garbage collection$515 thousand
  • Airport$81 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$21 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$614 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$49 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$537 thousand
Fines
0.9%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking24%Sent to other local governments11%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

11%

of Musselshell 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%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$505 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$960 thousand
  • Fire protection$684 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$555 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$984 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$968 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$968 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$494 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$458 thousand
  • Hospitals$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$461 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$286 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$286 thousand
Social services
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Musselshell 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 Musselshell 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.