County government · Barnes County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Barnes County took in $12.1 million and spent $26.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Federal tax money14%Fines and other11%Local tax money10%County taxes9.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)7.4%

What stands out

10%

of Barnes County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes9.5%

Property tax
4.9%$588 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$329 thousand
  • Other licenses$231 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$895 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$806 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Airport$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$1.7 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$5.8 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$1.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals10%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

31%

of Barnes County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$862 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$483 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Airports$665 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$391 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$597 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$484 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$484 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barnes County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Barnes 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.