County government · Roosevelt County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Roosevelt County took in $22.2 million and spent $22.2 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 taxes42%State tax money30%Fines and other16%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)9.6%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes42%

Property tax
41%$9.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$653 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$6.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.3 million
Fines
0.7%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments18%Health and hospitals9.3%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

18%

of Roosevelt 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
25%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$260 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.6 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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$833 thousand
  • Government buildings$681 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$578 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$708 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$697 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$303 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$240 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$240 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$69 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Social services
0.1%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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.