County government · Park County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Park County took in $25.5 million and spent $25.6 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 taxes52%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Fines and other7.0%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes52%

Property tax
52%$13.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$7.8 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.5 million
Fines
1.1%$273 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

15%

of Park 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
27%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.0 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$988 thousand
  • Government buildings$301 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$4.0 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$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Social services
2.3%$586 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$586 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$354 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$354 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$55 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Park 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 Park 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.