County government · Sanders County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sanders County took in $18.5 million and spent $13.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money54%County taxes45%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)1.7%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$8.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$305 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and airport
  • Garbage collection$273 thousand
  • Airport$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money54%

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

From the federal government
54%$9.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking34%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Running the government and other costs2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Sanders 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
37%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$3.8 million
  • Roads and highways$845 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$370 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sanders County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sanders 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.