County government · Pondera County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pondera County took in $33.8 million and spent $31.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)69%County taxes20%State tax money7.2%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.8%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Pondera County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
20%$6.7 million
Other taxes
0.3%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$23.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$22.6 million
  • Other service charges$530 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$273 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$2.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$976 thousand
Fines
0.2%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals72%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Sent to other local governments4.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

72%

of Pondera County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
72%$22.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$22.2 million
  • Public health$471 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Public transit$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$2.3 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$453 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$517 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$360 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$356 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$129 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$129 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$95 thousand
Social services
0.1%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pondera 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 Pondera 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.