County government · Stillwater County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stillwater County took in $34.7 million and spent $37.2 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 taxes46%State tax money37%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money7.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)1.5%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes46%

Property tax
46%$16.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$529 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$333 thousand
  • Garbage collection$169 thousand
  • Airport$19 thousand
  • Road charges$8 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%$2.5 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$12.9 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.7 million
Fines
0.4%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Sent to other local governments5.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

47%

of Stillwater County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$17.4 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$14.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$893 thousand
  • Government buildings$523 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Airports$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$622 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$939 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$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
Health and hospitals
1.2%$465 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$465 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$359 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$168 thousand
Social services
0.4%$164 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$164 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$116 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$51 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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.