County government · Toole County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Toole County took in $26.7 million and spent $25.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)55%County taxes26%State tax money14%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

55%

of Toole County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
26%$6.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$13.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Airport$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.8 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals53%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments4.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

53%

of Toole County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
53%$13.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$13.1 million
  • Public health$496 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$692 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$544 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$789 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$431 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$431 thousand
Social services
1.7%$430 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$430 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$238 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Toole County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Toole 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.