County government · Sheridan County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sheridan County took in $10.8 million and spent $9.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money26%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)5.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Sheridan County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
55%$5.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$600 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$443 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$39 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$766 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.8 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$18 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$674 thousand
Fines
0.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

of Sheridan County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$949 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$949 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$451 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$301 thousand
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Social services
4.6%$446 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$446 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$313 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$313 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$306 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$306 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$141 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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.