County government · Valley County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Valley County took in $14.3 million and spent $12.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)17%Federal tax money15%State tax money10%Fines and other9.0%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
49%$7.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$781 thousand
  • Garbage collection$216 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$2.1 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.5 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$46 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$1.2 million
Fines
0.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments15%Health and hospitals6.9%All other spending16%

What stands out

15%

of Valley 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
22%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Police$954 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$630 thousand
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$749 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.4 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$532 thousand
  • Government buildings$387 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$271 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$898 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$898 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$811 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$811 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$534 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$534 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$424 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$353 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Social services
2.1%$267 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$267 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$18 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Valley 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.