County government · Petroleum County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Petroleum County took in $4.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money24%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money3.0%Fees for services (road charges)1.6%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
57%$2.3 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$434 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$971 thousand

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$123 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$152 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Housing and community development9.7%Sent to other local governments8.9%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

10%

of Petroleum County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$719 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$402 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$508 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
Housing and community development
9.7%$194 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.9%$179 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$179 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Petroleum County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Petroleum 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.