County government · Adams County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams County took in $1.7 million and spent $17 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes88%Federal tax money7.3%Local tax money3.2%State tax money1.2%Fees for services (airport)0.9%

What stands out

87%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
87%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$124 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$20 thousand

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking65%Interest on debt35%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$11 thousand
Interest on debt
35%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Adams 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.