County government · Phillips County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Phillips County took in $12.1 million and spent $9.1 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 taxes30%State tax money23%Fines and other20%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.9%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$81 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$834 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$580 thousand
  • Garbage collection$254 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$2.2 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.8 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$225 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$2.4 million
Fines
0.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

5.5%

of Phillips County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.2 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$628 thousand
  • Government buildings$355 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$566 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
8.1%$742 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$742 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$507 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand
  • Libraries$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$341 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$341 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$298 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$298 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Phillips 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 Phillips 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.