County government · Richland County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Richland County took in $59.9 million and spent $30.7 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 money46%Fines and other28%County taxes21%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.1%

What stands out

28%

of Richland County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
21%$12.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$352 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$27.8 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$16.7 million
Fines
0.6%$346 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.5%

of Richland County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$916 thousand
  • Government buildings$864 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$769 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
Social services
3.0%$934 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$934 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.