County government · Powder River County, MT

Powder River County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Powder River County took in $21.0 million and spent $17.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)15%County taxes13%Fines and other11%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes13%

Property tax
13%$2.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Airport$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$4.7 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$8.0 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.3 million
Fines
0.4%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Social services29%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Sent to other local governments3.0%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

29%

of Powder River County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Airports$146 thousand
Social services
29%$4.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$4.7 million
  • Other public welfare$205 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$607 thousand
  • Government buildings$468 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$829 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$416 thousand
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$508 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$508 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$386 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$386 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$308 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$256 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$256 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Powder River 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 Powder River 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.