County government · Benson County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Benson County took in $7.7 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%State tax money31%Fines and other20%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)9.5%Federal tax money8.0%

What stands out

20%

of Benson County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
32%$2.4 million

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$733 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$660 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$617 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.4 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs14%Social services11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

67%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Social services
11%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$800 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$312 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$312 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$300 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$300 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Benson 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.