County government · Ravalli County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ravalli County took in $49.7 million and spent $37.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Federal tax money25%State tax money8.1%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (airport)4.8%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
54%$26.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Airport$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$12.2 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$4.0 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$3.5 million
Fines
0.8%$386 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Sent to other local governments18%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

18%

of Ravalli 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
31%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$784 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
  • Airports$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$6.7 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$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Social services
2.8%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$844 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$840 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$279 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$279 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$257 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ravalli 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 Ravalli 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.