County government · Wibaux County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wibaux County took in $6.8 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money22%Federal tax money4.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)4.3%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
68%$4.6 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$291 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$67 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$328 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$87 thousand
Fines
0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments12%Health and hospitals9.9%All other spending16%

What stands out

12%

of Wibaux 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
23%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$667 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$324 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$890 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$342 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$571 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$571 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.9%$487 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$487 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.3%$312 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$272 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Social services
3.9%$193 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$190 thousand
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wibaux 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 Wibaux 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.