County government · Billings County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Billings County took in $18.3 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money55%State tax money19%County taxes15%Local tax money5.2%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)2.3%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes15%

Property tax
15%$2.7 million
Sales tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$416 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$386 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money55%

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

From the federal government
55%$10.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.4 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$949 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$709 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs35%Health and hospitals8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

48%

of Billings 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
48%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$5.1 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
  • Government buildings$428 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$422 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$857 thousand
  • Fire protection$167 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$70 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Billings 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 Billings 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.